By Ali Hussein
The elections are around the corner and the Lebanese are utterly confused over whom to vote for . The majority of the Lebanese were hoping for a unified Revolutionary list in every electoral district .
Even though the leadership of the revolution failed to unite , there are candidates in every district that are worth considering .
We the Lebanese do not have much choice , since the country is craving for a change
we cannot vote for the corrupt lebanese politicians . they destroyed the whole country . reelecting them means more misery for the l ebanese
We cannot vote for Hezbollah and its allies because we want Lebanon to be a free country and end the Iranian occupation.
This is why I have identified the candidates that could result in changes for the better in every electoral district
The Lebanese people should not blame anyone but themselves if the same corrupt politicians are re elected
The Syrian occupation of Lebanon, which ended after the assassination of Rafik Hariri, has been replaced by Hezbollah. After 30 years, Lebanon is still being punished for its diversity. Iranian-sponsored Hezbollah controls the state and consistently and methodically erodes it, isolating the country from its regional neighbors. The civil war that raged in 1982 has been replaced with a new war of starvation in 2022.
If we don’t act we will not be only victims but also accomplices in this situation that punishes us.
Lebanon needs a new political system. More important, the Lebanese people should not (despite living under Iranian occupation) seek an outside savior to restore order and stability. If we look back in history, we will easily see that this has been tried, and it never worked.
Federalism is the best solution, but this should be decided by the Lebanese people. Look at what happened to Switzerland after switching to federalism . Switzerland was suffering from similar problems like Lebanon and federalism saved it and made it one of the most prosperous countries in the world
If the same politicians return to power don’t be surprised if the dollar hits over 1 million Lebanese pounds. look at what happened to Venezuela’s currency . Back in the sixties and seventies the exchange rate of the Venezuelan Bolivar was about the same as the Lebanese pound but it takes over a billion of the old Bolivar to. buy a dollar now , but the difference beween Venezuela and Lebanon is the fact that Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world and is a key oil exporter . So the people get help from the government and no one starves
Patriarch Raï appealed to the Lebanese to vote :
“If you really love your country, participate en masse in the elections” he said.
If the Lebanese really want to protect their right to self-determination and distance the future of the country from the groups that intend to cause the collapse of Lebanon and erase its historical identity, they must participate massively in the legislative elections
BEIRUT I
I recomend voting for the LI WATANI LIST
| Magui Nanijian(Tahalof Watani) | Diana Ohanian(Tahalof Watani) | Paola Yacoubian(Tahalof Watani) | Brigette Shalbian(Tahalof Watani) | Ziad Abi Chaker(Tahalof Watani) | Ziad Abs(ReLebanon) | Charles Fakhoury(ReLebanon) | Cynthia Zarazeer(ReLebanon) |
Beirut II
I recomend voting for Beirut Al Taghyeer LIST
| Samah Halwani(Beirut Tuqawem) | Fatima Mechref(Sabaa) | Ibrahim Mnaimneh(Beirut Tuqawem) | Eman Tabbara(National Bloc) | Wadah Sadek(Ana Khatt Ahmar) | Rushdi Kabbani | Mahmoud Fakih(Tahalof Watani) | Ali Abbas(Popular Observatory) |
and
| Hani Ahmadieh(Tahalof Watani) | Melhem Khalaf | Nouhad Yazbek(Beirut Tuqawem) |
| Paola Yacoubian(Tahalof Watani) |
Bekaa 1 (Zahle) –
we recomend voting for Al Taghyeer
| Khalil Younis | Tanos Al Khoury | Reda Al Mays | Husein Al Khatib | Lina Kokjian |
Bekaa 2 (West Bekaa – Rashaya)
I recommend voting for Kadreen (Citizens in a State) list
Bekaa 3 (Baalbek – Hermel)
I recommend voting for Ehtilaf Al Taghyeer
| Ali Abi Raad | Oussama Shamas | Sami Al Toufaili | Alsharif Sleiman | Abbas Yaghi | Khaled Saleh(Tahalof Watani) | Mohammad Al Hojairi | Youssif Al Fakhri(Sabaa) | Talal Al Makdissi |
Mount Lebanon 1 (Keserwan – Jbeil)
I recommend voting for the MMFD list and the candidates are
Mount Lebanon 2 (Matn)
I recommend voting for Nahwa Al Dawla(Citizens in a State) and the candidates are
Mount Lebanon 3 (Baabda)
recommend voting for candidates in 2 lists
Baabda Al Taghyeer (National Bloc)
| Robert Khalife | Michel Helou(National Bloc) | Ziad Akl(Tahalof Watani) | Wassef Al Harake(Popular Observatory) | Abir Naji(Lihaqqi) |
Mount Lebanon 4 (Aley – Chouf)
I recommend voting for Tawahadna Lel Taghyeer list and the candidates are:
| Sououd Abou Chebel(Ex-Lebanese Forces) | Najat Aoun(Taqaddum) | Ghada Eid(Sabaa) | Rania Ghayth | Halime Kaakour(Lana) | Imad Seifeddine(LCP) | Shukri Haddad |
Mount Lebanon -Aley
I recommend voting for Tawahadna LelTaghyeer list and the candidates are
| Jad Bejjani | Fadi Abi Allam | Alaa El Sayegh | Mark Daou(Taqaddum) | Zoya Jreidini(LCP) |
North 1 (Akkar)
I recommend voting for Akkar Al Taghyeer and the candidates are
| Khaled Alloush | Berri Al Assaad | Mohammad Badra | Wafaa Gemayel | Lloris El Rahi | Edgard Daher | Jinan Hamdan |
North 2 (Tripoli – Dennieh – Minnieh)
I recommend voting for Intafid.. Lil Seyada Lil Adalah list ( Sabaa)
and the candidates are:
| Zakaria Mseikeh | Rami Fanj | Hind Al Soufi | Moustapha Al Owayek | Malik Moulawi(Sabaa) | Kamil Mourani(National Bloc) | Haidar Nasser | Ghaleb Othman | Mohammad Khalil |
North 3 (Bcharre – Zgharta – Koura – Batroun)
I recommend voting for
Kadreen Nghayyer (Citizens in a State ) and the candidates are :
| Maroun Mahfoud(MMFD) | Jean Kheirallah(MMFD) | Mireille Mattar(MMFD) | Anis Nehmeh[51](LCP) | Zeina Al Nabti(MMFD) | Bassem Sneige(MMFD) |
South 1 (Saida – Jezzine)
I recommend voting for the Nahnu Al Taghyeer list
and the candidates are:
| Hania Al Zaatari(Beirut Madinati) | Mohammad Al Zarif | Sleiman Al Malek | Joseph Al Asmar | Robert Al Khoury |
South 2 (Tyre – Zahrani)
I recommend voting for Maan Lil Taghyeer list
And the candidates are
| Hatem Halawi | Mohammad Ayoub | Sara Soueidan | Roaa Al Fares(MMFD) | Ali Khalifeh | Aiman Mrouweh(LCP) | Hisham Hayek |
South 3 (Nabatieh – Bint Jbeil – Hasbaya – Marjaayoun)
I recommend voting for the Maan Nahwa Al Taghyeer
and the candidates are
| Wassim Ghandour(Beirut Madinati) | Ali Wehbi | Wafik Rihan | Khalil Theeb | Hasan Bazzi | Ali Mrad(Aamieh | Nizar Rammal(MMFD) | Ibrahim Abdallah | Mohammad Kaadan | Firas Hamdan | Elias Jarada |
| Khaled Alloush | Berri Al Assaad | Mohammad Badra | Wafaa Gemayel | Lloris El Rahi | Edgard Daher | Jinan Hamdan |
VOTE BUYING
The political elite is worried . Some candidates fomented support by offering healthcare and other services, which is “tantamount to vote-buying.”
The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections watchdog said this week it had already noted candidates or affiliates distributing food coupons in Beirut, offering health services further east and donating power generators to schools in the south.
It won’t belong before we find out how you voted
As mentioned earlier, we the Lebanese have a unique opportunity to get rid of the political elite that destroyed the country
Lets trash them on May 15
Finally click here on Election Guide to familiarize yourself with the whole election process
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