2018 Lebanese general election in Bekaa II explained

Country:Lebanon
Previous Election:2009
Next Election:2022
Election Date:6 May 2018
Seats For Election:6 seats in the Lebanese parliament for the Bekaa II constituency
Party1:Future Movement
Leader1:Saad Hariri
Percentage1:26.92
Seats1:1
Party2:Union Party (Lebanon)
Leader2:Abdel Rahim Murad
Percentage2:22.37
Seats2:1
Party3:Progressive Socialist Party
Leader3:Walid Jumblatt
Percentage3:16.06
Seats3:1
Party4:Amal Movement
Leader4:Nabih Berri
Percentage4:13.38
Seats4:1
Party5:Free Patriotic Movement
Leader5:Gebran Bassil
Percentage5:7.37
Seats5:1
Leader8:Avigdor Lieberman
Percentage8:5.63
Seats8:7
Leader9:Bezalel Smotrich
Percentage9:5.12
Seats9:6
Colour9:
  1. 0071BD
Leader10:Ayman Odeh
Percentage10:4.82
Seats10:6
Leader11:Gideon Sa'ar
Percentage11:4.74
Seats11:6
Colour11:
  1. 0086AC
Leader12:Nitzan Horowitz
Percentage12:4.59
Seats12:6
Leader13:Mansour Abbas
Percentage13:3.79
Seats13:4
Colour13:
  1. 15793D
Party14:Telem
Leader14:Moshe Ya'alon
Last Election14:3
Party15:Jewish Home
Leader15:Hagit Moshe
Last Election15:1
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Results Sec:Results
Prime Minister

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]

Demographics

In 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.

Voting

In 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. 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.

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. Likewise, the Lebanese Democratic Party opted to withdrawal its candidate Dr. Nizar Zaki.[7]

Candidates

ListSunni, 2 seatsShia, 1 seatDruze, 1 seatMaronite, 1 seatGreek Orthodox, 1 seat
 "Future for West Bekaa"Ziad Qadri

(Future)[8]

(Future)Amin Wahbi

(Future)

(PSP)[9]

Ghassan Skaf
 "Best Tomorrow"

(Union Party)[10]

(Amal)[11] Faisal Daoud

(Lebanese Arab Struggle Movement)[12]

Naji Ghanem
 "Civil Society"Faisal RahalAla ShamaliAli SobhMaguy AounJoseph Ayoub
ACE Project,[13] Ministry of Interior and Municipalities[14]

References

  1. Web site: 2019-02-17 . دائرة البقاع الثانية - إنتخابات ٢٠١٨ - النهار . 2022-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142412/https://www.annahar.com/elections/district/5/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9 . 17 February 2019 . dead.
  2. https://www.annahar.com/elections/district/5/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9 دائرة البقاع الثانية
  3. https://al-akhbar.com/Politics/247092 77 لائحة تُقصي 334 مرشحاً: لبنان إلى الانتخابات
  4. http://www.almodon.com/politics/2018/3/27/13-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A3%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87 13 لائحة في البقاع: أم معارك حزب الله
  5. https://www.annahar.com/elections/candidate/468/%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%8A
  6. Annahar. Elections 2018: Bekaa II district pits Hezbollah-Amal alliance against Hariri-backed list
  7. http://www.lebanon24.com/article/5abca4c7294a072e7c760118 "الديمقراطي" أعلن سحب مرشحه في دائرة راشيا والبقاع الغربي
  8. mtv. Names of Future Movement candidates for the parliamentary elections
  9. https://www.annahar.com/elections/candidate/6/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%B1 وائل ابو فاعور
  10. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Political Party Mapping in Lebanon Ahead of the 2018 Elections
  11. National News Agency. Berri announces Amal Movement candidates to legislative polls, renews commitment to National Pact
  12. https://www.elnashra.com/news/show/1189188/تعادل-دائرة-البقاع-الغربي-راشيا-والماروني-عقدة-الل "تعادل" في دائرة البقاع الغربي-راشيا و"الماروني" عقدة اللائحتين
  13. 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
  14. http://elections.gov.lb/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/2018/%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AD/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%AA.aspx اللوائح المسجلَّة في دائرة البقاع الثانية كما نشرتها المديرية العامة للشؤون السياسية واللاجئين