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Najib
May 04, 2016 09:16
Who is eligible to vote? Every Lebanese individual who has attained the legal age stipulated in the constitution , whether or not resident on the Lebanese territory, shall be entitled to vote. Who is not eligible to vote? All the individuals listed under Article 4,5 and 6. • Persons deprived by legal sentence of their civil rights • Persons convicted to be permanently disqualified from public service at any grades or positions • Persons disqualified…
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Najib
Apr 26, 2016 04:44
Municipal Police in Lebanon is usually recruited according to basic criteria and without any specific qualifications. You don't even need a bachelor degree to apply for that position and barely any training is conducted upon employment. As a result, Municipal police members: - Cannot enforce municipal prerogatives as they are not aware of them. - End up fulfilling Municipal Council President and council’s members’ agendas . - Cannot properly serve citizens. More importantly, most of…
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