They called on High Court Judge Lee Jantsen to reject Hamade’s request for a retrial and to call off the election challenge, which has been going on for six months.
Jantzen, who is weighing whether Hamade should make his case again, did not make a ruling from the bench on Tuesday. Mr. Jansen had previously ruled, and Mr. Hamade’s own lawyers also admitted in December that there was no evidence to change the outcome of the election.