Voting to elect six members of the Lebanese parliament took place in the Bekaa II district (one of three electoral districts in Bekaa region) on 6 May 2018, part of the general election of that year. The constituency had 143,653 who voted. The district elects 2 Sunni, 1 Druze, 1 Greek Orthodox, 1 Maronite, 1 Shia. It covers the West Bekaa and the Rashaya districts.[1]
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6 seats in the Lebanese parliament for the Bekaa II constituency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Demographics
editIn the second Bekaa electoral district, nearly half of the electorate is Sunni (48.8%).[2] 14.8% of the electorate is Druze, 14.7% Shia, 7.42% Greek Catholic, 7.22% Maronite and 7.16% Greek Orthodox.[2]
Voting
editIn the West Bekaa-Rachaya electoral district 3 lists were registered.[3] The Future Movement and the Progressive Socialist Party formed a joint list. Notably this list included Mohammed Qar'awi, owner of the Bekaa Hospital, a personality previously linked to the March 8 Alliance.[4] Amin Wahbi, founder and leader of the Democratic Left Movement was included on the Future list.[5]
The "Best Tomorrow" list is mainly backed by the Amal Movement.[4] In the end the Free Patriotic Movement did not join the Amal-sponsored list, leaving Greek Orthodox candidate Elie Ferzli to join it as an individual though he was still a member of FPM's bloc in parliament.[4]
TV presenter Maguy Aoun is headed a third list, organized by civil society candidates.[6]
The Lebanese Forces had tried to form a list with Ashraf Rifi to contest the election, but such a list did not materialize.[4] Likewise, the Lebanese Democratic Party opted to withdrawal its candidate Dr. Nizar Zaki.[7]
Candidates
edit| List | Sunni, 2 seats | Shia, 1 seat | Druze, 1 seat | Maronite, 1 seat | Greek Orthodox, 1 seat | ||
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| "Future for West Bekaa" | Ziad Qadri | Mohammed Qar'awi 8,768 (13.19) |
Amin Wahbi | Wael Abou Faour 10,677 (16.06) |
Henri Chadid 1,584 (2.38) |
Ghassan Skaf | |
| "Best Tomorrow" | Abdel Rahim Murad 15,111 (22.73) |
Mohammad Nasrallah 8,897 (13.38%) |
Faisal Daoud | Naji Ghanem | Elie Ferzli 4,899 (7.37) | ||
| "Civil Society" | Faisal Rahal | Ala Shamali | Ali Sobh | Maguy Aoun | Joseph Ayoub | ||
| ACE Project,[13] Ministry of Interior and Municipalities[14] | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "دائرة البقاع الثانية - إنتخابات ٢٠١٨ - النهار". 2019-02-17. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ a b دائرة البقاع الثانية Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
- ^ 77 لائحة تُقصي 334 مرشحاً: لبنان إلى الانتخابات Al-Akhbar
- ^ a b c d 13 لائحة في البقاع: أم معارك حزب الله. Al-Modon
- ^ [1] Archived 2018-05-06 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
- ^ Annahar. Elections 2018: Bekaa II district pits Hezbollah-Amal alliance against Hariri-backed list Archived 2018-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "الديمقراطي" أعلن سحب مرشحه في دائرة راشيا والبقاع الغربي. Lebanon 24
- ^ a b c mtv. Names of Future Movement candidates for the parliamentary elections
- ^ وائل ابو فاعور Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
- ^ Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Political Party Mapping in Lebanon Ahead of the 2018 Elections Archived 2018-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ National News Agency. Berri announces Amal Movement candidates to legislative polls, renews commitment to National Pact
- ^ "تعادل" في دائرة البقاع الغربي-راشيا و"الماروني" عقدة اللائحتين. Elnashera
- ^ Table Attached to Law 44 dated 17/6/2017 (Official Gazette no.27 dated 17 June 2017) - Distribution of Seats to the Confessions and Districts ACE Project
- ^ اللوائح المسجلَّة في دائرة البقاع الثانية كما نشرتها المديرية العامة للشؤون السياسية واللاجئين. Ministry of Interior and Municipalities