After a popular uprising in Lebanon in the fall of 2019 that demanded the resignation of the political class and held it responsible for the financial and economic deterioration and corruption, which is eroding state institutions, Share Lebanese abroad during the past two days, in the parliamentary elections to be held internally on May 15th.
While the Lebanese were voting in the Emirates on Sunday, a Dubai policeman attracted the hearts of thousands on social media.
The policeman used a paper as a fan to cool the dozens of people who queued to vote, in a very long line, outside the Lebanese consulate in Dubai.
The video spread like wildfire on the communication platforms, and comments continued on it, including: “All love to you”, “All respect”, and others.
regarding 60%
Recall that the voter turnout Expatriates in the Lebanese Parliamentary elections To be held inside the country on May 15, it amounted to regarding 60%, according to preliminary figures announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.
About 130,000 Lebanese expatriates out of 225,000 registered voted in the voting process abroad, which took place on Friday and Sunday in 58 countries, according to preliminary estimates by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Lebanese expatriates outside their country’s consulate general in Dubai (Archyde.com)
After the voting process ended, the process of transferring the ballot boxes, following they were closed with red wax, through a private shipping company to Lebanon, to be deposited in the Central Bank, provided that the votes were counted at the end of the elections.
It is noteworthy that this was the second time that expatriates entitled to vote were allowed to participate in the election of the 128 representatives.