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What social democracy is and isn't, what parliamentary opposition can and can't be, and what the solutions should and shouldn't be, as seen by our guest, LNA's secretary general Pascal Abchee in this episode: Leave no one behind.

This episode's guest is "politics meets psychology", he is one in 20 million, we kid you not!

A political psychologist, pianist, podcast host who also flies air planes.
We take advantage of his return to the scene to explore the many issues of Lebanon through the lens of science and political psychology.

From the "cult of Aounism" to the culture of violence in politics and society, his break from Lebanese affairs and an overview of the "Change Bloc", and of course, no episode with Ramzi would be complete without discussing our national identity!

Ahead of the presidential elections, will the new reformists' initiative succeed in delivering a real candidate?
And what does Mark Daou have to say about meeting with controversial figures?
In this episode, we unravel that and more!

In this episode, we invite economist Danielle Hatem, also known by her platform’s name “D DOES BUSINESS” to lay some numbers out on the table for you, and to try and understand what some of the “rescue plans” we hear on the news are actually about. We also touch down on the economy of religious institutions, among other subjects.
You can also watch the episode on our YouTube Channel.

Resigned MP Elias Hankash enters the race for parliament once again.

As one of the youngest representatives, how does Elias reflect on the state of the opposition, and why is this time "different" for the opposition inside Parliament?
Catch all of that and more on this episode of Polytalks.

From being the head of the Beirut Bar Association, to running along side Beirut's leading opposition list, Melhem Khalaf joins Nayla for a deep dive into the concept of judiciary independence, from theory to practice, to talk about his achievements in the BBA, the formation of the list in Beirut 2, and to clarify his stance, once and for all, on the need for change to the seat of house speaker after these elections.