Beirut-Sana
The first phase of the parliamentary elections for Lebanese expatriates abroad, which included ten countries, has ended, and the second phase will take place on Sunday in 48 other countries.
The electoral operations room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the number of eligible voters in the ten countries reached 30,929, noting that the elections took place in Syria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Oman, Egypt and Iran.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Abdullah Bouhabib, stated that the percentage of expatriates voting reached 60 percent today, and the total number of registered expatriates voted about 18,000.
Bouhabib indicated that the highest voter turnout was in Syria, followed by Iran, pointing out that there were violations in a number of countries, but the appropriate decisions were taken quickly.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati visited the Operations Room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inspect the conduct of the parliamentary elections.
In turn, the Director General of Expatriates at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hadi Hashem, said that minor violations occurred during the voting process for the Lebanese in expatriate countries and were immediately addressed, indicating that the voting process proceeded calmly and within the legal frameworks.
103 electoral lists comprising 718 candidates distributed over 15 electoral districts are competing in the elections to select 128 deputies in the Lebanese Parliament.
