The number of candidates running for the 2022 parliamentary elections is officially 1,043 candidates, versus 976 candidates in the 2018 elections. Out of these 1,043 candidates, only 155 are women. The youngest candidate is 26-year old female candidate ( فيرينا رشاد العميل) running in the Matn district.

Other interesting stats include the number of candidates per district, with 174 candidates running in Beirut’s first & second district only. 141 candidates are running in North Lebanon’s second district which includes Mennieh/Tripoli/Donniyyeh, while Tyre/Zahrani district recorded the lowest number of candidates with 25 only.

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Credits: Hassan Chbaro