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77 Electoral Lists, 917 Candidates to Run in Legislative Elections

Mar 27 2018
Lebanon
Source: 
Naharnet

Registration of electoral lists has closed at midnight and the interior ministry said a total of 77 lists, the largest in the history of parliamentary elections, and 917 candidates will run in the upcoming legislative elections.

The registration of lists was accompanied by individual withdrawals, where 58 candidates were not included into any of the lists and decided to pull back, said the ministry.

Civil Society Announces Electoral Coalition

Mar 26 2018
Lebanon
Source: 
Naharnet

Civil society groups and the Sabaa Party on Monday announced an electoral coalition spanning nine districts for the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The coalition, dubbed 'Kollona Watani', is the result of “more than a year and a half of serious work,” the groups said in a statement.

“The lists comprise 66 candidates from all sects across the country... This is the biggest electoral coalition in Lebanon's modern history. Through this move, the civil society is sending a powerful message that the citizen now has a serious alternative to the ruling class,” the groups added.

Four Electoral Lists Compete in Hizbullah Stronghold

Mar 23 2018
Lebanon
Source: 
Naharnet

In Hizbullah's stronghold of Baalbek-Hermel district, a new electoral list called the National Cedar list was officially registered at the Interior Ministry on Friday to compete against Hizbullah-AMAL alliance in the upcoming elections.

The National News Agency said the list of ten candidates was submitted to the ministry Friday to win ten seats distributed as follows: 6 Shiite seats, 2 Sunni seats, 1 Catholic, 1 Maronite.

PSP, LF Register Electoral Lists

Mar 22 2018
Lebanon
Source: 
Naharnet

The Progressive Socialist Party and the Lebanese Forces on Thursday submitted to the Interior Ministry their electoral lists for the Chouf-Aley and Baabda districts.

PSP chief MP Walid Jumblat's son “Taimur Jumblat visited Thursday morning the headquarters of the Interior Ministry in Sanayeh, where he registered the Reconciliation List of the Chouf-Aley district,” a PSP statement said.

Nasralá pide "mejorar" la ley electoral libanesa

Mar 22 2018
Lebanon
Source: 
Europa Press

El líder del partido-milicia chií libanés Hezbolá, Hasán Nasralá, ha pedido este miércoles que se "mejore"la ley electoral y ha asegurado que su partido no presenta impedimentos sobre el presidente libanés, Michael Aoun,en relación con las conversaciones sobre la estrategia de defensa después de las elecciones.

"Las próximas elecciones representan una gran oportunidad para que el pueblo libanés vuelva a producir sus autoridades nacionales",ha asegurado Nasralá, según ha recogido el portal de noticias local 'Naharnet'.

Berri Calls for 'Clean, Free' Elections

Mar 21 2018
Lebanon
Source: 
Naharnet

In light of Lebanon's preparations for its long-awaited parliamentary elections, Speaker Nabih Berri said he is “looking forward for high voter turnout,” urging the Lebanese to “practice their national duty” and cast their votes, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.

“We are looking forward for massive election turnout. It is the national duty of each citizen,” Berri told the daily in an interview.

LF, Mustaqbal Will Only Ally in Akkar, Baalbek-Hermel

Mar 20 2018
Lebanon
Source: 
Naharnet

The Lebanese Forces and al-Mustaqbal Movement will only be allied in the Akkar and Baalbek-Hermel districts in the upcoming parliamentary elections, the LF said on Tuesday.

Electoral negotiations over the other districts “have stopped,” the LF's official website reported.

“The LF's candidate for Akkar's Greek Orthodox seat, retired Maj. Gen. Wehbe Qatisha, will join al-Mustaqbal Movement's list” in the district, the website added.

“Mustaqbal's leadership has been informed of this,” it said.

Kassem s’attend à un maintien de l’équilibre

Mar 16 2018
Lebanon
Source: 
L'Orient Le Jour

Le Hezbollah prévoit que ses alliés obtiendront davantage de sièges parlementaires à la faveur des législatives du 6 mai, mais ne s’attend à aucun changement fondamental dans l’équilibre des forces au sein du gouvernement.
« Notre ambition lors de cette consultation populaire n’est pas d’accroître le nombre de députés du Hezbollah, mais d’obtenir une représentation plus large de nos alliés de différents groupes, courants et partis » politiques, a ainsi déclaré le numéro 2 de la formation chiite, le cheikh Naïm Kassem, dans un entretien accordé hier à Reuters. 

Nasrallah: "Nous n’accepterons pas les alliés de Daech et d'al-Nosra"

Mar 16 2018
Lebanon
Source: 
L'Orient Le Jour

Dans une allusion au courant du Futur, le chef du Hezbollah, cité par Al-Akhbar, a affirmé: "que personne ne suppose qu'il enregistrerait une victoire s'il parvient à faire élire un ou deux députés"

Le secrétaire général du Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, a mis en garde contre "les alliés de Daech et du Front al-Nosra" qui se présentent face à la liste du tandem chiite dans la circonscription de Baalbeck-Hermel en vue des élections législatives prévues le 6 mai.

À Zahlé, un tableau toujours brumeux...

Mar 14 2018
Lebanon
Source: 
L'Orient Le Jour

Les Kataëb et les Forces libanaises s’allient et forment une liste complète qu’ils annonceront dimanche. 

À douze jours du 26 mars, date limite du dépôt des listes pour les législatives prévues le 6 mai prochain, la situation à Zahlé est encore brumeuse. Même si certaines alliances sont déjà définies. La lenteur sur ce plan pourrait s’expliquer par l’importance de la compétition pour les sept sièges de la circonscription. Ceux-ci sont répartis comme suit : deux grecs-catholiques, un maronite, un sunnite, un chiite, un grec-orthodoxe et un arménien orthodoxe.

Cabinet Approves State Budget

Mar 12 2018
Lebanon
Source: 
Naharnet

The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft 2018 state budget, sending it to Parliament for ratification.

“The budgets of all ministries have been slashed by 20% and I thank the finance minister for finalizing the state budget,” Prime Minister Saad Hariri said at a joint press conference with Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, describing Cabinet's speedy approval of the budget as an “achievement.”

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