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Ben and Nizar take a closer look at Lebanon's new government and how it is very much business as usual.
Also covered: Bassil in Davos, Lebanon approaching a fiscal cliff, Parliment to meet on the 2020 budget, debt repayments on the horizon, and the uprising enters a new phase as Lebanese pause to see what this new government can achieve.
Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @elepheel
In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Nizar and Ben take a look at the vote, its translation to seats in Parliament, the new MPs, and what...
Published 05/22/22
Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath.
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Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @elepheel
Published 05/14/22