par This Is Beirut, 19/03 15:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai said he felt shame towards “the obstructive leaders who mock the international community for helping Lebanon elect a president and wish for the failure of their internal or external initiative, whereas these nations care about the necessity of electing a president to our country.” “This is a disgrace,” he ...
par This Is Beirut, 25/03 13:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Democracy élection Sénégal This is Beirut West Africa
Senegal's anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become president after his main rival on Monday recognized his victory in elections that came barely days after he was freed from prison. The win by the opposition candidate who will be Senegal's youngest president could trigger a political earthquake with policies that ...
par Johnny Kortbawi, 30/04 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The extension of municipal councils and mukhtars’ mandates for just one year, under the pretext of the country's political circumstances, implies that the current councils are nearing their tenth year in office, portraying an authoritarian regime that has no consideration to democracy. While security conditions in the South prevent holding ...
