#Elections2018: Expat Voting Kicks off Tomorrow

Lebanese expats who managed to register for the upcoming elections will be able to cast their vote on April 27 starting 6AM in Arab countries including: - Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman & Egypt and on April 29 in: - Australia, Nigeria, USA, Germany, France, Cote D'ivoire, Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Venezuela, Belgium, Paraguay, Switzerland, Italy, Senegal, Ghana, Spain, Argentina, Columbia, Mexico, Congo, Armenia, South Africa, Roumania, Denmark, Czech Republic, Gabon, Netherlands, Benin, Liberia,…

A Platform We Desperately Need For the Upcoming #Elections

As elections are approaching, we have everything from informational videos on the electoral process, poll-based apps, apps that inform you further on the candidates and their programs, but the one missing platform that no one has bothered develop yet, at least not to my knowledge, is one that tracks down every candidate's political statements and alliances throughout the past 5 or 10 years. If going through all candidates is a hassle, the simplest thing is…
Critiques

#Elections2018: Polling Stations Still ill-equipped To Accommodate People with Disabilities

5 years ago
Elections are in a couple of weeks and Lebanese with disabilities won’t be able to vote at the majority of polling stations because they are ill-equipped to accommodate citizens with disabilities. Tens of people were ...
Critiques

Prominent Activist Take On The 24/7 Electricity Electoral Promises

6 years ago
Not only are some candidates’ electoral videos lacking in credibility but they are even lacking in creativity. Take a look at LOGI’s awesome video on the proposed oil & gas draft laws and compare it ...
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Remembering April 13 1975: The Missing Have Been Absent yet Somehow Still Present

6 years ago
Thousands of Lebanese disappeared and have been missing since April 13 1975, their names are still on electoral lists but they’re not here. Their families are still looking for answers but the government has yet ...
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Vote for Teta?

6 years ago
For those who are not aware yet, Gisele Hachem Zard, the woman behind all these kids plays at “le Theatre de Gisele” is running for office at the upcoming 2018 elections. Her plays are pretty ...
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When an Egyptian Talk Show Host Sums Up Lebanese Politics in 5 Minutes

6 years ago
Check out this take by “Joe Show“, a weekly TV satirical comedy show, that tackles the new Lebanese electoral law, the political inheritance, the hypocrisy of some politicians, the incompetence of others and of course ...
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What does “Awbesh” Means?

6 years ago
Lebanese politicians don’t need an occasion to resort to name-calling and derogatory terms and ever since the electoral campaigns have begun, they’ve been outdoing themselves. The funny part is that this new electoral law is ...
Critiques

Why do Lebanese Keep Voting for the Same People Over & Over Again?

6 years ago
The only good thing about the new electoral law is that it’s truly showing every party’s true colors. Even though the law was handcrafted by those in power, the fact that they’re not used to ...
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“Know Your Candidate”: Election App to Turn You Into an Informed Voter

6 years ago
There’s a really cool app that was released last week ahead of the 2018 elections called “إعرف مرشحك- Elections 2018” whose aim is to help educate the Lebanese citizens about the candidates, the electoral process, ...
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