Arithmétiquement, et politiquement, l’élection du chef du Courant Patriotique Libre le général Michel Aoun à la Présidence de la république, le 31/10, est acquise.
Dans cette note de 4.056 mots, MESP (i) cherche à identifier et analyser les fondements des …
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Alors que se terminait le dernier round des élections municipales (29/05), de nouvelles rumeurs sont lancées (al-Joumhouria, 30/05) sur des dangers sécuritaires imminents à travers le pays. La tenue des élections municipales aura démonté les prétextes les plus …
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Les incidents, violents (tirs à l’arme automatique, une quinzaine de blessés), qui ont opposé, le 22/08, les manifestants libanais (indépendants, mobilisés contre la mauvaise gestion du dossier des déchets et contre la corruption de manière générale) et les forces de …
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Lebanon – Local politics:
The extension of the Parliament’s mandate went into effect on Friday 21/06 and became legal by default, after the Constitutional Council failed to convene four times to look into the challenges submitted by President Michel Slaiman …
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Lebanon – Local politics:
Lebanese MPs decided on Friday 31/05 to extend the mandate provided to them for four years by Lebanese citizens in 2009, without consulting them, for 17 additional months. 97 MPs, out of 128, attended the 7-minute …
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Lebanon – Local politics:
Over a month after his appointment, on 06/04, Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam still did not succeed in forming a new cabinet. The composition of the cabinet is the major problem Salam is facing at this …
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Lebanon – First licensing round:
Lebanon’s first licensing round officially opened on May 2, 2013, as scheduled. The launching ceremony, widely attended by representatives of companies eligible to bid, was held two days in advance, on 30/04, at the …
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Lebanon – Local politics:
The near universal endorsement of Tammam Salam by Lebanese MPs and political factions may have led some to consider that the formation of the next cabinet would be an easy task for the newly appointed …
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Lebanon – Cyprus:
Cyprus minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Giorgos Lakkotrypis arrived to Beirut on 03/04, in his first official visit since he was appointed, to discuss cooperation in the energy and water sectors. Lakkotrypis held talks …
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Lebanon – Pre-qualification round:
In accordance with previously set deadlines, caretaker Energy Minister Gebran Bassil held a press conference on 28/03 – the closing day for the pre-qualification round – along with the members of the Petroleum Administration’s board, …
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Le député libanais Walid Joumblatt a su rester, malgré des vents contraires, un des principaux acteurs de la vie politique nationale. C’est, dit-on, le “faiseur de roi”. Il est, en tout cas, pour le moment, et grâce à une acrobatie …
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