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A policeman stands guard as voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station during Beirut’s municipal elections, Lebanon, May 8, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
by Nazeer Rida | Jul 15, 2017 | Features
Beirut- The Lebanese are now preparing forby-elections to fill two vacant seats in Parliament. The polls will be the first under the new electoral law, which was adopted last month. It should be noted that the different political factions have agreed on the new voting...
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Protesters wave Lebanese national flags during a demonstration against proposed tax increase, in front of the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon March 19, 2017. (Reuters)
by Caroline Akoum | Jun 16, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – As the features of the Lebanese parliament’s political distribution become more defined with the adoption of the new proportional representation electoral law, which divides the country into 15 electoral districts, small blocs and candidates, who do not...