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Parliament agrees to move up 2022 legislative elections from May 8 to March 27 and to have expat voters cast their ballot in the constituency they are registered in in Lebanon
Parliament agreed yesterday, in the first meeting of its regular session, to move up next year’s legislative elections from May 8 to March 27. Observers have been split as to the parties’ reasoning for wanting to hold the vote early. While MPs supporting the move say it will avoid having campaign season overlap with Ramadan, others have said it is a strategic move by traditional parties to bolster their electoral changes against opposition parties while still others have called it an attempt to undercut the current cabinet by curtailing its tenure. The MPs also decided to have expat voters cast their ballot in the constituency they are registered in in Lebanon and sent a proposal to establish a quota for women MPs back to the joint parliamentary committees for further consideration.