"It will be white revolution against the police state that governed Lebanon during 15 years," Saad Hariri said in an interview carried by the Agence France Presse, referring to the Syrian secret service control of Lebanon's affairs since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war.

Saad is certain to win Beirut's 19 seats in the new parliament in a coalition with Qornet Shahwan, Solange Bashir Gemayel and Hizbullah in the first round of the 4-stage elections that is set for May 29.

Four contestants on Hariri's Beirut list have already been declared winners unopposed, incumbent Michel Pharoun for Beirut's Catholic seat, newcomer Mrs. Gemayel for the Maronite seat, incumbent Ghazi Aridi for the Druze seat and newcomer Ghazi Youssef for one of two Shiite seats.

Hariri's 4 Armenians on the list have also virtually won their seats after the announcement of the Tashnak party, which supports the Lahoud regime, that it will not contest the Beirut elections.

Hariri's powerful Druze ally Walid Jumblat has formed a coalition list with Samir Geagea's Lebanese Forces in the Chouf district, which is certain to win all eight seats allotted to the Druze hinterland.

Saad has declared that Tayyar Al Mustaqbal, or Future Tide political movement, would vigorously contest the elections in north Lebanon in an alliance with Qornet Shahwan and Geagea's Lebanese Forces.

Although Gen. Aoun has declared an elections war against the Hariri-Jumblat alliance, Saad told he was still trying to win over Gen. Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement to the opposition front.

Aoun, however, has ruled out a reconciliation with either Hariri or Jumblat, vowing to confront them in the Aley-Baabda district, north Lebanon and the Bekaa.

"Each and both of them is worse than Rustom Ghazaleh," Aoun said in a fresh attack on Hariri and Jumblat, comparing them to the dreaded Syrian military intelligence chief who personally sponsored the establishment of the police state system under the Lahoud regime before Syria's evacuation of Lebanon.
Aoun said that he will be Joining the pro Syrian loyalists in the Aley Baabda electoral districts

Sources: , Ya Libnan, Naharnet