On Tuesday, elections in the Lebanese parliament took place for the new parliamentary committees, namely the Finance & Budget Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Women And Children Committee, and the Media & Communication Committee.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lebanese parliament is now formed of 7 MPs of Amal & Hezbollah, constituting the majority, 2 MPs of the Lebanese Forces (LF), 1 FPM, 1 Tashnag, 1 Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), 1 Kataeb Party, 2 Opposition MPs, and 2 Independent MPs.
Here are the newly elected members:
Fadi Alameh | Amal & Hezbollah |
Hagop Pakradounian | Tashnag |
Michelle Moussa | Amal & Hezbollah |
Ibrahim el-Moussawi | Amal & Hezbollah |
Nada Boustani | Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) |
Michel Douaihy | Opposition |
Elias Khoury | Lebanese Forces (LF) |
Pierre Bou Assi | Lebanese Forces (LF) |
Nasser Jaber | Amal & Hezbollah |
Inaya Ezzeddine | Amal & Hezbollah |
Neamt Frem | Independent |
Rami Fanj | Opposition |
Ali Osserian | Amal & Hezbollah |
Wael Bou Faour | Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) |
Ali Ammar | Amal & Hezbollah |
Michel el Murr | Independent |
Salim Sayegh | Kateb Party |
Here are the results of the election of the other committees voted today, with 4 remaining committees that will be voted “another day”, according to Parliament Speaker Berri:
- Finance & Budget Committee.
- Media & Communication Committee.
- Women & Children Committee.
- Human Rights Committee.
- Administration & Justice Committee.
- Youth and Sports Committee.
- National Defense, Interior & Municipalities Committee.
- Environment Committee.
- Agriculture And Tourism Committee
- Public Works, Transport, Energy, And Water Committee.
- National Economy, Trade, Industry & Planning.