- Camille Khoury
Camille Khoury (
Arabic : كميل خوري) born inLebanon is theFree Patriotic Movement representative in the Matn riding nearBeirut, Lebanon . In August,2007 , Khoury was elected in Matn over former Lebanese presidentAmine Gemayel by a slim margin of 418 votes. The official tally was 39,534 against 39,116 for Gemayel. The seat was vacated since the murder ofPierre Amine Gemayel who was killed in a vicious attack in Lebanon earlier that year.According to a pro-government website [ [http://blog.washingtonpost.com/worldopinionroundup World Opinion Roundup - Jefferson Morley's Review of Opinions and Commentary on News Around the World - washingtonpost.com ] ] , Khoury's victory was attributed to the support from 80% of
Armenians voters, 97% ofShi'a voters, and 50% ofSunni voters. Former President Amine Gemayel won 57% of the Maronite Christian vote. [ [http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/08/gemayel_i_repre.php Gemayel: I represent the Christians of Lebanon | Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from Beirut ] ] [ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-08-06-lebanon-elections_N.htm Vote leaves Lebanon's Christians divided - USATODAY.com ] ]External links
* [http://www.tayyar.org Free Patriotic Movement's Official Site]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-08-06-lebanon-elections_N.htm Vote leaves Lebanon divided]References
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