RIGA, Latvia
US President George W. Bush called Saturday for there to be no outside interference in Lebanese parliamentary elections, and said there should be a real campaign before Egypt's presidential vote later this year.
He said parliamentary elections in Lebanon later this month "must go forward with no outside interference. The people of Lebanon now have the opportunity to bridge old divides and build an independent government." Syria has pulled its troops out of Lebanon but retains influence over some Lebanese political leaders.