#Elections2018: Female Candidates on Lebanon’s Major Political Parties’ Lists

A record number of female candidates have signed up for the upcoming 2018 elections, but it remains to be seen how many will succeed. Knowing that the new electoral law favors the ruling political parties , I was interested to see how many female candidates will be included on their lists. For that purpose, I looked up the official electoral lists announced by the Lebanese Forces, Kataeb, Future Movement, PSP , Amal & Hezbollah and…

Interior Ministry Explaining New Electoral Law With IceCream

It took me a second to figure out why the Ministry is selling ice-cream and I really thought it was a joke at first but it turned out to be a campaign to explain the new electoral law by the Ministry of Interior. I am not really sure how the ice-cream will help clear the confusion and I don't believe it is that accurate anyway because even if you're allowed to vote for one list…
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Expats Will ONLY be Charged 1000 LL for Issuing a Lebanese Passport

6 years ago
I saw a tweet yesterday by Lebanon’s Foreign Affairs minister stating that Lebanese expats will now be able to get a Lebanese passport for only 1000LL and that it will be delivered to them free ...
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111 Female Candidates Signed Up for May Elections, but will They Succeed?

6 years ago
In the 2009 elections, only 12 women were among the 706 candidates running for elections. In the 2018 elections, a record total of 111 women have submitted their papers to run for office. This is ...
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Myriam Klink Not Eligible to Run For the 2018 Elections

6 years ago
Klink was planning to run for office in the upcoming May elections but as it turns out, her candidature was rejected as she was deemed not eligible to run. The reason for that is that ...
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Videos Explaining The 2018 Electoral Law/Voting Process

6 years ago
I stumbled upon few informational videos that will help you understand the new electoral law, the voting process and guide you on how to vote correctly in the upcoming 2018 elections. Some of them even ...
Critiques

A First in Lebanese Elections? A Candidate with Special Needs

6 years ago
I received a couple of days ago a picture of a candidate for the upcoming elections accompanied by a sick joke. The person who sent it to me was asking me if I had heard ...
Critiques

Should Electoral Lists be Public or Not?

6 years ago
If you go on [dpgs.gov.lb] and select your area, village and sect, you will get a full list of all voters in that village including their full name, their father and mother’s names, their date ...
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