Lebanese Aspirations After a Year of “Presidential Vacuum”
... Lebanese issues continued and may very well deliver a compromise both on presidential candidates (the powers expired in May 2014) and on controversial issues concerning election law. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH/Vostock Photo Mario Abou Zeid: Lebanese Presidential Elections The lack of hope for an early solution to the issues of Syrian refugees in Lebanon (who make up more than a third of the country’s popolation), the dire internal security situation, low wages and high unemployment are compounded by the political differences that developed during the long-drawn-out power crisis. At the same ...