BEIRUT: The final number of candidates who will run for the May 15 Lebanese parliamentary elections is 1,043. The final total includes 155 women, 15 percent of the registered candidates. This is the highest number of candidates in Lebanese political history, with the number of candidates for one seat exceeding expectations in some electoral districts. In 2018, 976 candidates
France: Lebanese Politicians Are in Collective Suicide Mode albawaba.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from albawaba.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
France warns Lebanese politicians: No special treatment for anyone, anymore
Le Drian says his country will put in place sanctions that could soon be endorsed by the EU.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian walks after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon May 6, 2021. (REUTERS)
BEIRUT – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian threatened to ratchet up pressure on Lebanese politicians, accusing them of seeking “collective suicide” by failing to pull the country out of its deep economic crisis.
It became clear, according to Lebanese political analysts, that Le Drian was referring to the entire Lebanese political class, that Paris blames everyone and that the rule from now on is that there will be no favouritism anymore in France’s attitude towards any of Lebanon’s leaders.
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World Bank Threatens to Stop Covid Jab Finance Over Wrongdoings by Lebanese MPs Published February 24th, 2021 - 08:03 GMT
Lebanese plan to vaccinate MPs comes despite promises Covid-19 inoculation campaign would avoid nepotism (Twitter)
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Lebanon is notorious for corruption and nepotism, which has brought the Mediterranean nation to bankruptcy.
The World Bank threatened Tuesday to suspend financing for coronavirus vaccines in Lebanon over what it said were suspected violations by lawmakers who were inoculated in parliament.
Such a move by the World Bank would have grave consequences as Lebanon struggles through severe financial and economic crises and is in desperate need of aid. The World Bank said last month it approved $34 million to help pay for vaccines for Lebanon that will inoculate over 2 million people. The vaccination campaign in the country began on Feb. 14 and Lebanon has so far received nearly 60,000 shots of Pfizer-BioNTech.