Preparations for a by-election in Western Bekaa

MTV Lebanon: Following the death of MP Ghassan Skaf on December 13 last year, no call was made to fill his vacant parliamentary seat on the grounds that Lebanon was due to hold general elections in May 2026. The Lebanese Constitution stipulates that “if a seat becomes vacant, the process of electing a successor must begin within…”
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Preparations for a by-election in Western Bekaa
MTV Lebanon: Following the death of MP Ghassan Skaf on December 13 last year, no call was made to fill his vacant parliamentary seat on the grounds that Lebanon was due to hold general elections in May 2026. The Lebanese Constitution stipulates that “if a seat becomes vacant, the process of electing a successor must begin within…”
Preparations for a by-election in Western Bekaa
MTV Lebanon: Following the death of MP Ghassan Skaf on December 13 last year, no call was made to fill his vacant parliamentary seat on the grounds that Lebanon was due to hold general elections in May 2026. The Lebanese Constitution stipulates that “if a seat becomes vacant, the process of electing a successor must begin within…”

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