Posted By
Najib
Jan 17, 2019 05:45
Update : The Constitutional Council Thursday annulled the election of Tripoli MP Dima Jamali after her win was contested by unsuccessful candidate Taha Naji. All other appeals were dismissed. It's been eight months now since the 2018 general elections took place in Lebanon and the appeal decisions still did not come out. Legally speaking, the deadline set for the Constitutional Council to announce the results is vague but based on previous results, it shouldn't exceed…
Posted By
Najib
May 23, 2018 09:04
We've been hearing for quite some time now about this "MPs should not be named ministers" rule and the latest one to support it was President Aoun who called for separation of Cabinet and Parliament posts. The rule has never been enforced before but I think it's high time we put it in place once and for all. Even more, I believe our government should be formed of technocrats capable of handling the needed reforms…
Elections2018
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Critiques
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Elections2018
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Critiques
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Critiques
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Elections2018
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Critiques
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