Estimated 900 million voters of world’s largest democracy will exercise their constitutional right to select their next parliament by balloting in approximately three months hereafter.
Never as in these moments come to mind the words of Dante, when he referred to the Italian land as "Ahi servant Italy, grief hostel, ship without coachman in a storm, not a woman of the provinces, but brothel!".
For the first time in ten years, parliamentary elections are being held in Lebanon. The country’s parliament is empowered to elect the president and the council of ministers, as well as having the power to confirm laws.
After the 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Al-Hariri, the Lebanese public was divided, either supporting the March 8 Alliance i.e. Resistance axis, or the March 14 Alliance i.e. anti-Resistance axis.
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