Interior and foreign ministries announce dates of expat voter registration
The interior and foreign ministries announced Tuesday in a joint statement that registration for expat voting in the 2026 parliamentary elections would begin on October 2 and end on November 20, amid controversy over the expat voting method and fears that the polls might be postponed.
“This declaration is the fruit of continuous cooperation and coordination between the two ministries, with Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar and Foreign and Expats Minister Youssef Rajji working in a near-daily manner on following up on all details related to this national juncture, in order to secure the best administrative and technical conditions for guaranteeing the participation of Lebanese expats in this constitutional juncture,” the statement said.
MP Melhem Riachi of the Lebanese Forces meanwhile visited President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Palace and said he became more optimistic that the elections will be held on time and that the president is “insisting on that.”
“We and the president are normally and certainly against extension (of parliament’s term) and there is a firm commitment to holding the election on time,” he added.
Source: Naharnet
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