Original sentence: " This was in response to the postponement of Prime Minister Omar Karami's official stepping down, which was meant to have taken place on April 5, and is now postponed until at least April 8.In a statement, they said "The authorities are working to sabotage elections in a dangerous bid to prolong the mandate of the current parliament," the opposition said in a statement.Karami was forced to step down again after being reappointed because he failed to prevail on members of the opposition to join a national unity government.On Thursday, March 31, 2005, a group of 70 opposition MPs met to demand that a neutral administration be in place to oversee the planned May 31 elections.The opposition blames the head of state Emile Lahoud, parliament speaker Nabih Berri and parliament for this situation, and calls for them to meet their obligations without delaying tactics
Edited sentence: Even after the initial car-bomb that killed Rafik Hariri, additional violent events happened all over Lebanon.With the end of the elections, the goal of the replacement of the pro-Syrian government was accomplished and many Lebanese felt the Cedar Revolution had finished as well