Elections in Lebanon

President Michel Sleiman addresses the nation on eve of Independence Day

Lebanon was able to regain its place in the international community. -Lebanese Syrian relations are ameliorating. -We want Lebanese-Syrian and Lebanese-Arab relations to develop on all levels -Lebanon was elected as a...

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Student elections: The echo of divisions past

It has become a truism of sorts that student politics here in Lebanon “mirror” those of Lebanon at the national level. Student elections were held yesterday at AUB, and while I didn’t stick around to see the results yesterday,...

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Sleiman refuses to extend his term, adheres to Constitution

Daily Star staff Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman says he refuses to let his term be extended, adding that he “closely adheres” to the Constitution, in comments...

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First woman elected as head of Beirut Bar Association

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s lawyers elected on Sunday Amal Hadad to head the Beirut Bar Association. She was elected after the pullout of contender Georges Jreij from the race ahead of the second electoral round. “You surpassed all...

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Lebanon finally has a government

It's official. Five months after Lebanon's parliamentary elections, the country's squabbling factions have finally formed a government. After winning a parliamentary majority in June, the US-backed March 14 coalition has...

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Lebanon's national unity cabinet formed five months after election

by Ren Ke BEIRUT, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- "Finally, the national-unity cabinet is born," new Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Monday night after the cabinet was publicly decreed following his meeting with Lebanese President...

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Lebanon's Hariri, Hezbollah form new government

Five months after a Western-backed coalition narrowly beat the Hezbollah-led opposition in in Lebanon's June elections, the two sides reached a deal Monday night. The formation of a national unity government, which includes two...

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Higdon raises $31,655 for Senate bid

By Tom Loftus • tloftus@courier-journal.com • November 9, 2009 FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican state Rep. Jimmy Higdon raised $31,655 in the first days of his special election campaign for the state Senate seat formerly held by Dan...

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Lebanon’s Lesson: The Government is No Place for Sects

Nearly five months after parliamentary elections, Lebanon is still without a government. The pro-western coalition that won is floundering in the morass of Lebanon's peculiar sectarian politics, and the country is once again...

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NNA: March 14 alliance wins North Lebanon Bar Association elections

The National News Agency reported on Sunday that March 14 alliance’s list, which includes Samir al-Hessen and Joseph Abdu, won the North Lebanon Bar Association elections. Whereas Al-Hessen won 404 votes and Abdu, 434, March...

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