2009 Election Related Issues

[joseph_lubnan]

Originally Posted by Salome

I thought to gather here all general questions and concerns about the upcoming election.
Furthermore the thread could serve as a place for suggestions (ex: campaigning), or calling for actions etc...

My first question would be, will there be international election observers present to oversee the transparency and fairness of the election?

My question about the elections would be how to ensure that unfair advantage isn't given to HA and its allies due to the unlimited supplies of foreign Iranian money and services, and the leverage of an armed militia? Who will oversee that Iranian money isn't used in the upcoming elections? Who will ensure that Iran doesn't get a say in the Lebanese parliament and government through the party it sponsors openly and the alliance around it?

[SeekNirvana]

Originally Posted by dodzi

It's more than the LFers ever got with FM or PSP...

Who would've thought that this would be the benchmark three years ago?!

[joseph_lubnan]

Originally Posted by roeshieroe23

الجنرال سيسمي المقاعد المسيحية في لوائح حزب الله
Albalad

Named by a General and Elected by the Shiites. Why are they called Christian seats?

[joseph_lubnan]

Originally Posted by dodzi

It's more than the LFers ever got with FM or PSP...

This is becoming a sad and funny beauty contest on who treats his Dhimmis better, is it HA or FM??!!! Its like two old snobby hags bragging on who treats her sirilankyye better!! What a shame.

[Lebanesegirl]

عون يسمّي المسيحيين في لوائح حزب الله

حسين قطيش

في اطار المشاورات التي جرت وتجري بين حزب الله وحركة امل من جهة والتيار الوطني الحر من جهة ثانية حول التنسيق المفروض ان يتم بين الفريقين للانتخابات المقبلة ذكر مقربون من حزب الله ان الحزب سيترك للعماد عون تسمية المرشحين المسيحيين في لوائح الحزب والحركة في الجنوب والبقاع مع بعض الاستثناﺀ ات وهي تتعلق بالنائب ميشال موسى في الزهراني والنائب سمير عــازار في جزين اذ قيل ان الرئيس نبيه بري يتمسك بهما في اللوائح التي سيدعمها وفي كتلته النيابية المقبلة

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I'm so happy to hear this!!! because Dr. Michel mousa is my father's cousin so Dr.michel from my family I was wondering with my father what will happen in 2009 because FPM ran against him in 2005 in maghdouche, so all my family voted for Dr. michel even though they are close to FPM, but my father couldn't vote against his cousin!! so I was asking my father if he thinks that berri will pick dr. michel again he told me that berri ma byetkhala 3ano law chou ma sar!! he trust him so much!! so now I'm happy because Dr. michel is staying and i won't fight with my family again to vote for FPM because GMA will not put a candidate in maghdouche against him lol!!
LF will put someone for sure but it's guaranteed for berri's list!!! ya3ne FPM will be helping dr. michel in 2009 I'm sooooooooooooo happyyyyyyyyy lol!!!

[Ignatius]

Originally Posted by Lebanesegirl

عون يسمّي المسيحيين في لوائح حزب الله

حسين قطيش

في اطار المشاورات التي جرت وتجري بين حزب الله وحركة امل من جهة والتيار الوطني الحر من جهة ثانية حول التنسيق المفروض ان يتم بين الفريقين للانتخابات المقبلة ذكر مقربون من حزب الله ان الحزب سيترك للعماد عون تسمية المرشحين المسيحيين في لوائح الحزب والحركة في الجنوب والبقاع مع بعض الاستثناﺀ ات وهي تتعلق بالنائب ميشال موسى في الزهراني والنائب سمير عــازار في جزين اذ قيل ان الرئيس نبيه بري يتمسك بهما في اللوائح التي سيدعمها وفي كتلته النيابية المقبلة

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I'm so happy to hear this!!! because Dr. Michel mousa is my father's cousin so Dr.michel from my family I was wondering with my father what will happen in 2009 because FPM ran against him in 2005 in maghdouche, so all my family voted for Dr. michel even though they are close to FPM, but my father couldn't vote against his cousin!! so I was asking my father if he thinks that berri will pick dr. michel again he told me that berri ma byetkhala 3ano law chou ma sar!! he trust him so much!! so now I'm happy because Dr. michel is staying and i won't fight with my family again to vote for FPM because GMA will not put a candidate in maghdouche against him lol!!
LF will put someone for sure but it's guaranteed for berri's list!!! ya3ne FPM will be helping dr. michel in 2009 I'm sooooooooooooo happyyyyyyyyy lol!!!

The only soluution to such familial dilemmas is the following constitutionnal revolution : why vote in your families irthplace ? why not vote where you live ? Finally it's the only place you really belong to.
Why the heck no one talks about this issue : that's a beginning of a silution to clientelisme, that's définitely a solution to clanism.
Do you know any developped country where you vote in the birthplace of your ancestors insted of voting where you live ?!!!
I already talked about this issue here and no one reacted. I guess I'm worng ;-)

[Venom]

Originally Posted by joseph_lubnan

Named by a General and Elected by the Shiites. Why are they called Christian seats?

what's ur problem here?!! The majority of the Christians in these areas are pro FPM.....I don't see u nagging about the other Christian seats in Chouf, Beirut and the North that are controlled by PSP/FM. In these cazas the majority of the Christians are also pro FPM!

[Leb_Rebel]

Originally Posted by joseph_lubnan

This is becoming a sad and funny beauty contest on who treats his Dhimmis better, is it HA or FM??!!! Its like two old snobby hags bragging on who treats her sirilankyye better!! What a shame.

The funny (but more sad) is the fact that you are talking about the 2-3 Christian seats that the Shiites can vote for, while neglecting the other 17 that YOUR allies control and won't even bother giving them to the LF/Kataeb/whatevers....
And if i were you those couple seats should be the least of your worries.
Start begging for your share of the cake,cz thats ur safest bet

[Venom]

After working on reducing the electoral age to 18, now there are plans of having the general elections in one day.....Hopefully non-resident Lebanese will be able to vote next year.....

[hannaalsayssa]

Originally Posted by joseph_lubnan

This is becoming a sad and funny beauty contest on who treats his Dhimmis better, is it HA or FM??!!! Its like two old snobby hags bragging on who treats her sirilankyye better!! What a shame.

we elect by our votes 3 shia . so we are very much equal footing here.
so the only dhemme left is the losers of 14feb. 17 OF THEM just souwarr.
3eisho be hal ne3me
alraedy they are fighting over the seat in tripoli, bunch of lackeys, losers, and without any dignity what so ever.
even sg people are droolin over few seats thrown to them in akkar, chouf, bekaa.
haram on the so called sawrett al arez oops, arnabit