It’s Been 1 Year Since the New Traffic Law Was Implemented

via ISF The ISF set up checkpoints yesterday and were distributing fliers to remind the Lebanese about the new traffic law and driving responsibly. They also shared the below video as part of their awareness campaign. This is all good but the problem is that the new traffic law is not working. In fact, it stopped working since October if not before and the ISF is to blame for many reasons that I've stated on…

Min Bya3ref: A Lebanese TV Show That Is Making Me Watch TV Again

Over the past years I found myself moving away from watching local TV towards streaming online video content. I am one of those people who spends a lot of time in front of screens, with the difference of TV now being my second screen while Laptop or Mobile is first. With the exception of the primetime news, I rarely find myself fixated on a local TV show. Many TV programs nowadays insult our intelligence, are…

Beirut Results Are in! At Least 40% voted for Beirut-Madinati

Beirut-Madinati has indeed lost but the big surprise is that the difference in votes was around 15,000 only! It is also worth noting that the difference was 7,156 votes between Elie Yahchouchi who got the least votes on the Beirutis List and Ibrahim Mneimneh the head of the Beirut Madinati list. Nadine Labaki got 31,738 votes and was 7,351 from breaching the Beirutis list. Also Beirut-Madinati managed to get twice as many votes as the…

LADE Report On Municipal Elections: 647 Violations Reported, Up by 107% From 2010

The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections just released its report on the municipal elections that took place yesterday. The report covered the Beqaa and Beirut elections and stated that the Ministry of Interior did not handle the electoral process seriously and that the voting and counting procedures were not properly followed. Here are some of the points raised by LADE, which is a civil, independent and nonprofit organization specialized in elections and how closely they…
Critiques

20.14% Voting Turnout in Beirut: Beirutis Don’t Want Change … Yet

9 years ago
by Yasmine Darwiche The Beirut municipal elections are over, the turnout was very low (20.14%) when compared to other regions, Beirut Madinati lost and the Beirutis List has won. A lot of people are upset ...
Critiques

Caught on Video: Selling Votes for $200 in Zahle

9 years ago
The Interior Ministry should investigate that video and take the necessary measures. There has been talks since the morning about bribes in Zahle yet the ministry insisted there was no proof. This looks like clear ...
Critiques

Municipal Elections: All Polling Stations Should be Wheelchair-accessible

9 years ago
The way they are carrying her up the stairs doesn’t look that safe to be honest The ISF tweeted earlier today pictures showing officers carrying a woman in a wheelchair up the stairs in order ...
Humor

Hariri Vote Annulled … Zay Ma Houwwe

9 years ago
Pic via Liliane Haha. LBCI: The vote of Mustaqbal movement leader MP Saad Hariri in the mayoral elections has been cancelled after he mistakenly placed the envelope in the ballot box specified for the municipal ...
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