The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, expressed his felicitations to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and the Lebanese people on the parliamentary elections that were successfully conducted in an atmosphere of democracy, transparency and freedom, consolidating thus the principles of the rule of law and the peaceful rotation of power. In a press statement released here yesterday, Ihsanoglu also commended the Lebanese people's keenness to reinforce pluralist democracy and coexistence. He expressed his belief that these free and democratic elections would bolster security, stability and development in Lebanon.
