Lebanon election: Expectations low as voters go to polls in crisis-ridden country
Few believe election will end rule of political elite accused of destroying nation
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Few believe election will end rule of political elite accused of destroying nation
Lebanese are set to go to the polls on Sunday 15th to choose 128 members of their national assembly from among 718 candidates, including 155 women and 88 between the ages of 25 and 35.
Poll was supposed to be major Christian battle but Hariri departure shifts focus on Sunnis
BEIRUT: Gulf Cooperation Council ambassadors to Lebanon have urged the country’s voters to prioritize the national interest over any other. The diplomats stressed that only those who preserved Lebanon, its sovereignty, freedom, Arab identity, and territorial integrity should become MPs. Their appeal came as the third stage of the parliamentary elections for official employees
The country is plagued by a deep economic crisis, as well as social and political instability.