According to the site’s own information "Sky News Arabia"The number of media candidates for the elections has reached Lebanese Parliament For 2022, there are about 26 candidates.
A few days ago, the Lebanese Interior Minister said, Bassam MawlawiThe final lists closed to 718 candidates registered among 103 lists, competing for 128 parliamentary seats, equally divided between Muslims and Christians.
The head of the Syndicate of Journalists Editors in Lebanon said, Joseph AlgosifiCommenting on the topic for the site "Sky News Arabia"that "The arrival of media professionals and journalists to the parliamentary symposium is a real source of richness, and constitutes an added value to the Lebanese political life, as they come from an environment that deals with public affairs, and they are in close contact with the citizen’s issues and suffering.".
وأضاف القصيفي: "Journalists are the closest to the pulse of the street, and the presence of a number of them in Parliament, if they arrive, enriches parliamentary life and adds vitality that public life needs. Although most journalists belong to different directions, they have the ability to approach contentious and demanding issues objectively and rationally.".
On the reason for the emergence of this phenomenon, Al-Qusifi said: "Circumstances differ this year from previous electoral cycles, and most of the media professionals and journalists are candidates on civil society (opposition) lists, and some of them belong to the Editors Syndicate.".
Al-Qusaifi wished the journalists success, saying: "They do not lack expertise or experience. Those who work in the media field are involved in public affairs, and some of them have a chance to win, and those who did not win will score advanced numbers that establish a promising future.".
candidacy "their right"
In this context, the head of the Press Club in Lebanon, Bassam Abu Zeid, told "Sky News Arabia"that "The media has the right to run for elections and reach parliamentary seats, and this situation is not apparent".
Duration: "The media person feels that he possesses a store of information, lives closely with people’s problems and concerns, and gains the confidence of voters more than others, and he has the right to run and win".
It is noteworthy that the number of electoral lists in Lebanon recorded a significant increase compared to the last parliamentary elections that took place in 2018, when the number of electoral lists at that time was only 77.
Parliamentary elections are held in Lebanon once every 4 years, according to the distribution adopted since the Taif Agreement in 1989, with 128 seats occupied equally between Muslims and Christians throughout the country.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place in mid-May, in light of an unprecedented stifling economic crisis, which led to a record collapse in the value of the local currency against the dollar, as well as a significant shortage of fuel and medicines, and an unprecedented rise in the prices of food and consumer goods.
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Most of these candidates are writers on websites and local and Arab newspapers, and announcers on television channels and special programs, and their faces and names are known to the Lebanese and Arab viewers outside Lebanon.
According to the electoral law Parliament, The Election Supervision Commission has warned some media professionals against continuing to present television programs and appearing on the media during election campaigns, as this violates the election law, in terms of equal opportunities for candidates and the times of their appearance in front of voters.
According to special information for “Sky News Arabia”, the number of media candidates for the elections has reached Lebanese Parliament For 2022, there are about 26 candidates.
A few days ago, the Lebanese Interior Minister said, Bassam MawlawiThe final lists closed to 718 candidates registered among 103 lists, competing for 128 parliamentary seats, equally divided between Muslims and Christians.
The head of the Syndicate of Journalists Editors in Lebanon said, Joseph AlgosifiCommenting on the issue for the “Sky News Arabia” website, “The arrival of media professionals and journalists to the parliamentary symposium is a real source of richness, and it constitutes an added value to the Lebanese political life, as they come from an environment that deals with public affairs, and they are in close contact with the citizen’s issues and suffering.”
Al-Qusaifi added: “Journalists are the closest to the pulse of the street, and the presence of a number of them in Parliament, if they arrive, enriches parliamentary life and adds vitality that public life needs. Despite the fact that most journalists belong to different directions, they have the ability to approach contentious and demanding issues objectively and rationally. “.
On the reason for the emergence of this phenomenon, Al-Qusifi said: “The circumstances this year are different from previous election cycles, and most of the media professionals and journalists are candidates on the (opposition) civil society lists, and some of them belong to the Editors Syndicate.”
Al-Qusaifi wished the journalists success, saying: “They do not lack wisdom or experience. Those who work in the media field are involved in public affairs, and some of them have a chance to win, and those who do not win will score advanced numbers that establish a promising future.”
Candidacy “their right”
In this context, the head of the Press Club in Lebanon, Bassam Abu Zeid, told Sky News Arabia, “It is the right of the media to run and reach parliamentary seats, and this case is not apparent.”
He continued, “The media person feels that he has a store of information, lives people’s problems and concerns closely, and gains the confidence of voters more than others, and he has the right to run and win.”
It is noteworthy that the number of electoral lists in Lebanon recorded a significant increase compared to the last parliamentary elections that took place in 2018, when the number of electoral lists at that time was only 77.
Parliamentary elections are held in Lebanon once every 4 years, according to the distribution adopted since the Taif Agreement in 1989, with 128 seats occupied equally between Muslims and Christians throughout the country.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place in mid-May, in light of an unprecedented stifling economic crisis, which led to a record collapse in the value of the local currency against the dollar, as well as a significant shortage of fuel and medicines, and an unprecedented rise in the prices of food and consumer goods.