OK, first issues first: Who’s Bechara Abi Younes?
He’s an “inside Designer & Chairman of the Environmental Rescue Social gathering; Supervisor and Common Director of an organization named Byblos Decor for Development” per his personal phrases on his Twitter bio. To verify up the Environmental Rescue get together please go right here. Apparently, Mr. Abi Younes has an internet site listed on his fb web page (right here) which works by BcharaAbiYounes (right here) which thoughts you has a special spelling of his title, however the web site goes nowhere. When you observe the hyperlinks above you’ll be aware that Mr. Abi Younes will not be precisely lively on social media as they haven’t been up to date for an eternity.
So why am I bringing this up?
As a result of Mr. Abi Younes has an advert plastered on the highway as to him being a presidential candidate in Lebanon (supposedly the elections will occur in September 2022) however as is possibilities of them occurring on that date are slim to none.
Do be aware, I’m not digressing. All this IS complicated.
Why? As a result of individuals don’t elect their president in Lebanon. Members of the Parliament (elected by individuals) do. So mainly, plastering an advert to your presidential ambitions is a bit of…. superfluous? Just because it doesn’t sway your odds by hook or by crook.
Funnily, very long time in the past a reporter was speaking to Mohammad Raad (who represents the Hezbollah within the parliament) and requested him why not put two candidates on the poll and the MPs would determine who would win, to which he answered “no, this could turn into an election”.
Really, this is the rub – there’s a price to get your title posted on the poll to turn into an MP. However to turn into a president all it’s important to be is a Christian Maronite older than 21. That is it. No cash or poll vital.
If the above two information are usually not the epitome of surrealism I’m not certain what’s.
In different phrases, mainly MPs know who – after a lot deliberation and compromise and concessions – the following president is they usually simply vote “pour la forme”. I, to be sincere, don’t suppose Mr. Abi Younes is excessive on the listing.
However then once more, that is Lebanon, so stranger issues have occurred. And never simply on Netflix.
