March 14 / PSP alliance wins Beirut Bar Association’s by-election
March 14 and Progressive Socialist Party ( PSP) coalition candidates won three out of four vacant seats at the Beirut Bar Association’s by-elections on Sunday.
Nada Talhouk, , Jack Abu Abdullah and Charles Abi Saab from March 14 /PSP , and Fadi Haddad from March 8 won seats as syndicate members.
Talhouk who represented PSP won the largest number of votes 1830 , Jack Abu Abdullah ( 1614)Charles Abi Saab ( 1609 ) and Fadi Haddad 1458 votes
The term of board membership is three years.
According to media reports March 14 /PSP alliance left one seat vacant in their electoral list and this is why Fadi Haddad , who represents FPM was elected
Lebanon’s Information Minister Ramzi Joreige hailed the “democratic” process of the election, and praised the body for respecting legal deadlines and allowing the vote to take place without an extension, unlike the Lebanese parliament which doubled its term through 2 extensions