Elections

Palestinian President Abbas Calls First-Ever PLO Parliament Elections

This is Beirut, 02/02 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Mahmoud Abbas Palestinian Authority PLO Palestine Elections

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said elections will be held on November 1 for the Palestinian National Council, the parliament of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), the official news agency Wafa reported Monday. This is the first time members of the council will be elected by direct popular vote, while in the past they were appointed ...

Trump Says U.S. Will Stop Helping Iraq if al-Maliki Returns to Premiership

This is Beirut, 27/01 23:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iraq United States Elections Nouri al-Maliki

President Trump expressed on Truth Social on Tuesday that the U.S. will cease helping Iraq if former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki returns to power.  Trump asserted that “because of [Nouri al-Maliki’s] insane policies and ideologies, if elected, the United States of America will no longer help Iraq.”  Al-Maliki was ...

Why Lebanon’s Shia Opposition Sees Opportunity in the 2026 Elections

Claudia Groeling, 19/01 15:41 - Reading : 11 minute(s)

Hezbollah Amal Lebanon Elections Parliament Opposition

Lebanon’s upcoming parliamentary elections are shaping up as a test of Hezbollah’s political standing at a moment of vulnerability, after the group suffered a major military blow in the 2024 war with Israel and faces mounting pressure from the Lebanese government’s pledge to disarm it nationwide. Since the 1992 parliamentary elections, the ...

Will Lebanon Hold Parliamentary Elections on Time?

Samar El Kadi, 14/01 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s parliamentary elections are officially scheduled for May, but an impasse over proposed changes to the electoral law has cast doubt on whether the vote will go ahead on time. While most parties have publicly committed to holding the vote as scheduled, the election date and key rules governing it have become bargaining chips in ...

Cabinet Appoints Members of the Election Supervisory Authority

This is Beirut, 2025-12-12 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, on Friday approved the appointment of members to the Election Supervisory Authority and adopted a draft law on forests and pastures, merging three existing texts and strengthening the protection of green spaces, combating climate change, desertification, and preserving biodiversity, Information ...

Pro-Iran Camp Reunites to Form Majority in Iraq Parliament

This is Beirut, 2025-11-17 23:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iraq Iran Elections Iraq Parliament

Iraq's pro-Iran Coordination Framework alliance announced on Monday it had formed the majority bloc in the newly elected parliament and said that it will nominate the next prime minister. The announcement came after the electoral committee released the seat distribution from the November 11 general election, which showed that pro-Tehran parties ...

Iraq PM Sudani Claims Election Win

This is Beirut, 2025-11-13 13:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani celebrates a lead in the general elections, as supporters take to Baghdad’s streets in celebrations. Final results and parliamentary negotiations are still to come.

Iraq PM Sudani Claims Election Win after Early Results Show Decisive Lead

This is Beirut, 2025-11-12 22:23 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Iraq Mohammed Shia al-Sudani Elections Iraq Parliament

Incumbent Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani claimed victory for his coalition on Wednesday in Iraq's general election after preliminary results showed it had secured a decisive lead. Supporters of Sudani, who is vying for a second term, flocked late in the evening to Tahrir Square in Baghdad to celebrate with fireworks and music, ...

Iraq's Sudani Secures 'Major Victory' in General Election: Sources Close to PM

This is Beirut, 2025-11-12 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Iraq Vote Sudani Elections

The list backing incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has scored a big win in parliament after elections, sources close to his alliance told AFP on Wednesday. Sudani's "Reconstruction and Development list has secured a major victory" following the vote on Tuesday, an official close to the premier told AFP. Another two sources ...

Iraqi Voters Turn Out in Numbers as Region Watches On

This is Beirut, 2025-11-11 22:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Iraq Elections Iraq Parliament

Iraqis voted for a new parliament Tuesday, with an unexpectedly high turnout of more than 55 percent, at a pivotal time for the country and the wider region. Iraq, which has long been vulnerable to proxy wars and is closely watched by Iran and the United States, has recently regained a sense of stability. But, even as it tries to move past two ...

Egypt Begins Voting in Parliamentary Elections

This is Beirut, 2025-11-10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Egypt Elections Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Egyptians head to the polls on Monday to elect a new parliament, which critics say will only further cement President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power. The opening of polling stations at 9:00 am (0700 GMT) marks the start of a weeks-long process to fill 568 of the 596 seats in the lower house, with some provinces not voting for another two ...

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