PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Vote-buying practices affected the voters’ free choice and resulted in a lack of level-playing field Beirut, 17 May 2022 This preliminary statement of the EU election observation mission (EU EOM) is delivered before the completion of the entire electoral process. Critical
BEIRUT: The Lebanese public headed to polling booths on Sunday to elect a new parliament against the backdrop of an economic meltdown that is transforming the country. The armed forces were deployed on roads leading to polling stations. Arab and foreign observers moved between polling stations to oversee the electoral process but refused to make any declarations, noting that
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In-depth: In a country plunged into poverty and with a paralysed economy, Lebanon's skewed election campaigns have seen some candidates pay eye-watering sums to go on popular TV shows to address the public, while others can't afford to.