As a minority, opposition MPs must take a strategic approach to cement their legitimacy and start to make real change in the country.
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While a step in the right direction, Lebanon’s draft banking secrecy law remains riddled with loopholes and avenues for abuse of power.
Path Dependence: Why voters turn to traditional parties over independents In Lebanon’s election
A new nationally representative study on voter intentions reveals hope for independents, while showing traditional parties maintain their voter base through tradition, identity politics, and political clientelism.
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These informal capital controls – which have no basis in law – facilitate rampant discrimination between well-connected elites and most other depositors.