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National conference discusses key reforms to electoral law, arab-reform.net (2008)

The National Conference on an Electoral Law Tailor-Made for the Nation was held by the National Commission on Electoral Law, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Civil Campaign for Electoral Reform at the Phoenicia Hotel Wednesday, June 12, 2008.

18th Postponement for the presidential elections

The eighteenth consecutive session of Lebanon's parliament to elect a new president was postponed

Presidential vote postponed for 16th time, Adnkronos News (2008)

 

Lebanon Presidential Elections: Candidates' Profiles

 

17th postponement for Lebanese presidential elections, France 24 (2008)

17th time the presidential election has been delayed. As a result, there will not be a Lebanese president at the March 29-30 Arab summit in Damascus.

Suleiman new Lebanese President, TwinCities (2008)

 

12th Delay for the Lebanese Presidential Election, Reuters (2008)

Lebanon's presidential election postpones again for the 12th in a row, after the term of incumbent President Émile Lahoud expired on 24 November 2007.

Lebanon: June election challenges likely to be rejected, The Daily Star (2009)

All 19 complaints filed from parliamentary constituencies regarding electoral fraud in the June elections are likely to be rejected by the Constitutional Council, which is finalizing its examination report. The final decisions should be announced by the end of the week.

Lebanon: Political rifts complicate municipal election reforms, The Daily Star (2010)

Several reforms proposed to change the electoral law for the June municipal elections had to be postponed due to the political schisms in the Cabinet. The deepest divide is on how to handle the municipality of Beirut, but also whether municipality heads and their deputies should be directly elected.

Lebanon: Baroud issues memorandum outlining municipal electoral rules, Lebanon Now (2010)

Interior Minister Ziad Baroud issued a memorandum on Wednesday—to be distributed to all polling station heads—outlining rules for the upcoming May municipal elections.

Mount Lebanon Municipal Election: Aoun Defeated in Jbeil, Comes First in Hadath, Murr Biggest Winner in Metn, Nahar Net (2010)

Municipal election in Mount Lebanon has ended peacefully despite fierce battles in Hadath and Jbeil, and Lebanon on Monday braced for official results.

Lebanon: Election monitor LADE says polls calm, but some violations to be investigated, The Daily Star (2010)

The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE) confirmed on Sunday that the Mount Lebanon municipal elections were calm in general except violations in campaign advertisements. Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=114471#ixzz0mr4uGxij (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)

Lebanon awaits results of second round of polls, The Daily Star (2010)

The Future Movement-Backed “Beirut Unity List” has won municipal polls in Beirut despite a low voter’ turnout. According to the National News Agency (NNA), the difference between the last candidate in “Beirut Unity List” and the first one in the rival list amounted to 10,000 votes.

Lebanon: Election monitors report more than 200 violations during polls, The Daily Star (2010)

This article presents the results of the reports produced by the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE). During the recent municipal elections, LADE reported 266 violations.

Lebanon:Voters take to polls in north amid tight security, The Daily Star (2010)

This article discusses the mostly peaceful municipal elections in Lebanon. In spite of a personal dispute that turned political and violent, security forces have been mostly successful in maintaining calm during the election process.

Lebanon:Minyeh-Dinnieh set for fierce contest in by-election, The Daily Star (2010)

This article discusses the 16 candidates running in the upcoming by-election in Minyeh-Dinnieh.

Lebanon: christian leaders fail to agree on electoral reform, The Daily Star (2011)

This news article says that Christian leaders have failed to agree upon proposed changes to the parliamentary electoral law Friday, as divisive remarks made by Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai concerning Hezbollah and Syria were briefly discussed.

Lebanon: Electoral districts and PR voting at the forefront, The Daily Star (2011)

This news article says that voting in Lebanon can be a tricky business, and with the release this month of the draft election law, things are about to get a lot more complicated. Among the reforms proposed in the legislation is the adoption of PR – or proportional representation – voting. While most pro-democracy campaigners largely view this as a good thing, most voters might struggle to explain exactly why that is the case.

Lebanon: Aoun: 2013 parliamentary elections are last chance for reform, Now Lebanon (2011)

In this news article; Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun said on Sunday that the 2013 parliamentary elections are the last chance for reforms in Lebanon.Lebanese parties are debating a new electoral law for the upcoming 2013 parliamentary elections.

Lebanon: Hezbollah’s Raad: New electoral law should "take into account" everyone’s concerns , Now Lebanon (2011)

Loyalty to the Resistance bloc leader MP Mohammad Raad said on Saturday 19 November , that a new electoral law that takes into account “all Lebanese parties’ considerations” should be drafted ahead of the 2013 parliamentary elections. Lebanese parties are presently debating the electoral law for the upcoming 2013 parliamentary elections.

The Lebanese electoral bazaar, Lebanon Now (2012)

This news article says that Lebanese voters can expect more differences and very little hope of change for the 2013 general elections. A disagreement over a controversial report released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this month, which stated that members of the diaspora did not want to vote from abroad, brought attention back to the lack of progress in drafting a new electoral law. Instituting a female quota in parliament and lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 are also issues politicians cannot agree on.

Lebanon: Jumblatt takes issue with Berri's election proposal, Daily Star (2012)

This news says PSP leader Walid Jumblatt described a proposal by Speaker Nabih Berri to create an electoral system of proportional representation as "unfeasible" in remarks published Thursday 19 April.

Lebanon: Parties race to unify lists ahead of by-elections, The Daily Star (2012)

This news article says political parties and influential local figures are busy announcing candidate lists and convincing independent candidates to withdraw in time for this weekend’s municipal by-elections to allow candidate tickets to win unopposed.

Lebanon: EU calls for electoral reform, The Daily Star (2012)

In this news article; the European Union stressed the importance of electoral reform in Lebanon, as it issued its first policy paper on its human rights and democracy work around the world as part of a yearly report Monday 25 June.

Lebanon: March 14 candidate Fadi Karam wins Koura by-election, Daily Star (2012)

March 14 candidate Fadi Karam won the north Lebanon Koura by-elections Sunday 15 July, defeating his March 8 rival to fill in the seat of late Lebanese Forces MP Farid Habib.

Lebanon: The Delegation of the EU launches a call for proposals on "Support to electoral reform in Lebanon", EU delegation (2012)

This is a press release issued by the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon seeking proposals for the funding of projects aimed at supporting the reform of the electoral framework in Lebanon in line with international standards and the recommendations of the European Electoral Observation Missions. The overall indicative amount made available under this Call for Proposals is (2,000,000) euros. The deadline for submission of proposals is: Friday 21st December 2012. An information meeting will be held on Wednesday 31st October 2012 at 11 at the Delegation of the European Union. Full details in the link below.