are unlikely the relatively low turn out. this is sign that the election will only give what many have described the corrupted dysfunctional system a new lease of life. then they also as ita, bailed ah . this is out here, and these are the top stories. now. demonstrations have been held, embarrass american cities in full directory with palestinians, and the 74th anniversary of the creation of the state of israel. the palestinians call napa, or catastrophe. when he protested of also voice that anger against the king of houses, era journalist shipping several kind of scene in protest as have been injured in fighting with as many forces after march marking, enact with audience happened on sunday into the city of ramallah and occupied westbank regional governor of ukraine's western the this region says russia has fired 4 missiles at military targets that the board with poland. no casualties were

reported. there was last hit by russian. this house on may. the 3rd the western city has been largely sped since the war began. as russia focus its efforts in the east, sweden will soon make on historic shift in its neutral military status, announcing its intent to a client for nato membership. the ruining social democratic party has the plan to join the lines. foreign minister magdalena anderson says her country will be vulnerable if left out of nature at least one person has been killed in the church, shooting in the us state of california. for other people are critically wounded at the church, which is in laguna woods. southeast of los angeles police have detained one person in connection with the shooting. the orange county sheriff's department says church go was stopped the shooter from home and more people. the incident happened at

lunch at a lunch bank banquet following the morning service. and again to remind you this is . busy very preliminary information, we believe a group of church goers to teen him and hog tied in late with an extension court and confiscated at least 2 weapons from him. he was detained when the deputies arrived. that group of churchgoers displayed what we believed. exceptional roads, heroism and bravery in interviewing or intervening to stop the suspect. after months of delay, somalia finally has a new president. people have been sharing it, firing guns and celebration the capital market issue. some shape mohammed has we gain the presidency just 5 years of being voted out. and now it places the very man who succeeded him later wasn't elected by voters. but by members of parliament, as all the headlines, the news continues here and i'll just, they're off the inside story to stay with us. mm.

is an election the uncertain lebrands many challenges voters are relaxing in your parliament in the middle of a devastating economic crisis. but from his management to corruption, to outside interference. will this though, make any difference. this is inside story. ah hello, welcome to the program. i'm hash him a holler, lebanon is a country in crisis. it suffered an economic mel down in 2019 and was hit again

during the pandemic in 2020. that same year i had graphic exposure and one of the largest in human history killed more than $200.00 people and destroyed much of the capital bay route. unable to find accountability for the explosion, the entire government resigned. lebanon's current political system dates back to the end of its civil war in 1990 put into place to bring stability after years of fighting. but now that same system designed to protect if fragile peace is seen by many as an obstacle to real change. we'll get to our guests in a moment. first, this report from a so says there in beirut, as the political instability and the economy crisis continue in lebanon. these elections are being seen by many as a task for real change in the country. a total of $718.00 candidates are running

for $128.00 cs in the parliament, which is equally divided between muslims and christians. however, the need of the christians nor the muslims are united in lebanon, traditionally to compete in camps, been dominate in politics for nearly 2 decades. the march 8 coalition at which includes the pro iranian and pro syrian parties, such as the christian free pat, you're tick, moment, and the sheer muslim his will, law and amendments on the other side has been much 14 coalition, which consists of the anti iranian anti cillian. parties such as the christian lebanese forces and this from them was them a future movement. and doris bruce, muslim a progressive socialist party, but things how changed now? so did the leader of the future moment with the site?

how did he, who was also the former prime minister and once was holding the largest sunni a block in the parliament and said that his party will not run up for the election and is going to boy court the election, which this is a decision that effectively put an end to march court much 14 coalition, and also left the sunny's in the county without a leader. while the sham was them. parties are trying hard to gain the majority in the parliament once again. so, in lebanon, there will be a presidential elections in, in, in october, and sold election that the outcome of this elections are not going to only determine who will have the majority in the parliament. but also it will have a remarkable impact on, on who will be the next president and the prime minister of the country. so sad

that funny side story lebanon's economic situation is dire. the united nation says nearly 80 percent of its people live in poverty. and more than 300000 lost their homes in the twenty's when to port explosion, medical files are running low and some hospitals are in ruins. and those that are functioning are usually overwhelmed. the lebanese currency has lost more than 90 percent of its value. devastating for a nation that impulse, most of its goods. the world food program says nearly half of lebanon's population is struggling to find food. and banks have been blocking people from accessing their money. ah, let's bring in our gas there. or joining us from beirut. i li, abraham is a co founder and ceo of barrage dot com and independent digital media platform hike

of women is a project director for iraq, syria, lebanon, or the international crisis group. and jamal lawson is political commentator and former editor of bottom bar english newspaper. welcome to the program. earlier, is this election going to do liver, the change that many lebanese had been hoping for? well, we shouldn't expect any americans to happen. that is alice of miss elections. and a large extent, a pre determined by one was a 100 at a 128 seats. and that's because of the log. it has been adopted by the political in this, by the differences this by dick and the contradictions they have put together. not that guarantees, but he generation of the same for the class that's not to undermine the importance of even as little as the number of seats that could be gained by new faces and should not be undermine. we have to look to be act turnout,

which until this hour continues to be very low. or we have to see what is what kind of margins and loss between or between the representatives or the candidates. if is anything new opposition groups versus the and the political it, if we're looking at thousands of votes that security, that was it from the winners then. then we can easily say that, that this is, this is a big win for the connecticut additional if the loss isn't right in, in a few 100 boards, it's another landscape. but to say that the full, full for the last we have seen how did the political establishment, the whole spectrum has been acting the last few weeks. they have used everything to intimidate, do you motivate a voters from, from having to day to the working force? and again, magic is not gonna happen today. we're not going to see it was natalie, impossible to see enslaving victory for the opposition. but we have to look at

indicators because this is what's going really to earth kind of dictate how change could be, are happening in leonard on we're in the future. i co, earth, the voter turnout is going to be low. who's going to benefit from that? are in so typically or not, in an environment, a low voter turnout, benefits parties, efficient organization efficient, efficient an actual machine. and who can or have also committed voters, ideologically, politically committed voters and will always get their turn off. and it's, it's less. so that's good for parties that i've done that these, these means. so right now, i mean, unless i have my home geology, go to walk around and look at the folding stations and them. i mean, i've seen in some areas quite

a lot of people coming to vote and they are yes. miss the at $121.00 in some areas you have already the above 20 percent. quite good. so 50 percent, if you get to 50 percent, others a good turn out. we have 25 percent already at noon either one in some places. maybe it's not going to be about jamal. this election comes against the backdrop of growing and t stablish ment. sentiment across lebanon. could it be an indication that the traditional political parties with a setback in this election? i think there is a false dichotomy that says, being promoted specially in the western media. that there is, you know, the anti establishment opposition and an establishment that united this is completely inaccurate and does not reflect the reality on the ground level. and there are political parties that i mean,

i are being grouped together that are in no way. see i to i on many critical issues and vital issues in the country and the same with the opposition groups. so this is not really a fight against stablish ment or i growing resentment of united establishment that we're not talking about the one party system like we have in other countries or area have talk chrissy is that been in many countries around the region? so now we have actually a very diverse country with a lot of different political groups, and we have alliances that have shifted and change with time. sometimes they form national unity government. sometimes they don't, that the idea is that there is one establishment that is in cahoots against any new opposition. that's a little bit absurd and it's reductive and is really far from true

aaliyah or you of the same view. let me go ahead. i actually, i think i would, i would very much the cd with their shamile to very quick. for example, we have the c patio movement and the amendment to traditionally so our toward years at, at each other's neck as the enemies that cannot support each other. we see them today and i can be elections. we have seen many members of her bankers, for example, like in my 115 at enning on the election on the on biggest of a has more law and the, and the, and, and to shide the opening. and that's basically because they aren't coming interest to the political you now and never know it has been challenged in the streets for doing longer than his stations in 22 a 2019. i agree. it may be that it was it's, it's impossible to think that or without the framework of political parties that

could generate new political parties. it's impossible to stand against that. but it began establishment that has been there for 30 years and with thing itself so strongly. but to say that this stadium that is in lebanon is representative of been at the nice people that achieved that students are talking about that population that has been it of its money. and basically it's kept it that completely destroyed . been now 2 people who are actually accused of being in void or not. he's in a position of, of, of, of the responsibilities of this, this, the debate with exclusion. i running a and i today on the, on the exit in this, off of this political establishment names that allison ford unit. and i decided to say that this was the present of the population of bethany's population. is that it is not at all a description of what's happening in netherland right now. hi, co. it. traditionally, the future movement led by saddle. how did he used to control somehow 2 thirds of

the sydney seats in the parliament? now he's not participating in the election. he's asking his own people to boycott the elections. the question is, who do you think is going to inherit the legacy of the future movement? who's going to take advantage of that absence? oh, that's one of the 1000000 dollar questions. so as you said, you are right. the said thought has more or less called on the support. those 2 boys approach the post. now, not all people in that camp or that get us to because people are he being dot com, right? i mean, the blame i lucian, typically running and used to be higher, right? sure. and the most part in the future movement was very popular up there. you have watson, you are on the used to be 10 and maybe and was wanting. and so,

but i think what we can expect is surely that we are still new votes. if you want to describe it out way is going to be fact that we will have in your parliament the $2728.00 seats that are reserved for so nice will be will be held by several small groups and there. and there will be a part of that of those sees of these 2028 seats that are held by employees who are sympathetic for sure as well, la amal and, and the, and the block of as well. not more than the m. m. and may actually help this block to maintain its majority, which it may otherwise lose, or some of the alliance between his valor and the free patriotic movement has been quite instrumental in the sense that it has been widely seen as a,

a platform that paved the way for his bella to consider date, it's political clout 11. and do you see that alliance holding in the near future with all those reports about signs of disintegration within the free patriot movement? i think those are also grossly exaggerated. the patriotic movement will see the results today, but it's not. i mean, it's demise. the cold war it's of its demise is a bit premature. i think we've got to go, but there's still one of the biggest parties in lebanon. they will have definitely have one of the top 3 parliamentary blocks after today's election. and that's not a disintegration by any means. and this is the, we have to keep in mind that this comes after an all out attack by major power against pressuring the free movement and in order to break their lives. and has bala, we've been sanctioned by the us against the leader of the people throughout the

vent. bromberg, we've seen a lot of foreign forces, invest a lot in the opposition, and forces that are opposed to that p. m. and yet, despite all of that, it has held together and it will have a strong showing. and i think the idea was that they wanted to de, listed the legitimize bromberg, feels bid to become a serious candidate for president of lebanon as the representative or leader of the strongest christian party in lebanon. and despite all these efforts, i think he still has a legitimate case to be that despite the media conglomerate in lebanon, all trying to at it was an all out attack. basically in the last 2 years, i guess the f, b, m and they still have no, we'll see how far they've lost. and this is what's gonna dictate whether you're

brown but see if can be considered as the president of the presidential candidate or not idea. do you agree with those who say that the liberties forces lead by assuming his judge are likely to continue to bite into the power base of the 3? patrick took movement and established them so well, what i think even funded in and from the statistics of we have we see now the the biggest question, mike is going to be a good christian for today because even at this hour at the stand the hour, the dates are very high in the kitchen area, or whether or not, and we know super well that night. nouns to proceed is being supported by a, by his law, and it's, and eyes, and the always the even order to city, in essence, in lebanon. and whether or not how much will stay a big lot they will be able to to the paint. this is what you would see in the

coming hours that has been a lot said over the last few months about possibly could become president in the coming future. this will be reflected her property in this election. but again, i was this afternoon and this is the point that needs to be that, that need to be made because it's about the village, the migration of, of this political establishment. i went to chickadee today in north lebanon to go to my cell. and on the way i stopped in different areas to see what was what, what is happening. and you could easily see with the naked eye that if his impatient on the ground went with the representatives with delegates, et cetera. is it easy for the political parties that had the means? it's for the people and it's not true that the media that have been used, mainstream media has supported the opposition that had been used mainstream media support and those will have the financial means to appear on t v because it was or date and it was, it was undertaken, it was, it was no one that candidates who had the means could make it on

t v for the longest and the prime kind of a footprint time slots. this means that this is not to say that this is not good, good elections that, that, that we need to keep an eye on, okay? this is to say that we have to dv that he analytically. when we look at these are becoming fuel out to say, but ok, i co when you have in 2018 the into bet independence saying that they were, they were going to vi for a bigger say that didn't happen to day. do you think that the anti establishment candidates or the prose october 17th candidates, will make somehow a difference in the selection? i mean it's, it's hard call, but i think it's, it's pretty clear that the competition that you're seeing now in several districts between different lists that all claim the man, so of october 19 movement,

the protest movement doesn't help. right? i mean, if you have an electron threshold of, let's say, 8000 votes and then you have 4 or 5 lists competing for the same constituency, for the same number of people who will do one chain. it may give them one seat or even 2 depending on how it goes into counting and acidic get nothing. because all for abigail, the threshold that could very well be. and now there are many reasons why they were unable to wear on these unified lists, or at least tactical alliances. but i mean is that that is really, really a failure. i would say it is a failure of these groups. and there are many reasons why and some reasons make sense, but if today we're not getting, getting the results that you're hoping for, that most people will support this movement all to for some of the, the reason is all 2 of them should jamal if the results just consolidate the fears

of the people which has been in about the same oligarchs party leaders traditional in leave. there has been the man, ting, sectarian issues in the country. the international community might take a back stage when it comes to delivering the urgent economic rescue package that live in and needs to be able to move forward. there you just touched on it it's. it's not an establishment and a tab listening division. it's a pro neo colonial power western elite or pro western elite and there. 1 are popular forces that have maintained a presentation and their division and their strength despite and all out the back on them. and the results that they were reflect that you got to see in the numbers that the pro sovereignty forces led by the resist. the movement has

been and its allies are gun. if you look at the popular voice, because you keep talking about the people, the people, the people just count the votes and see the popular vote. that's going to be you going to see that they're going to be under represented despite winning, they're going to win the majority in parliament. and yet they're going to be under represented because a lot of the people are more generalized in the lebanese electoral system in favor of the center b route, at least, and the rich neighborhoods and in the get a more favourable count in the election. and that's why you're going to see some people are going to get reach and then the 3rd approach, social around 6000 and get to parliament while others will reach 20000 in areas outside the root and not qualify. because this, the system is biased. the words, the old elite and we're talking here about the bankers who brought the collapse and

bankruptcy. that level is going to clone it. and now we're not talking about that. we're talking about an imaginary establishment that doesn't exist. why do you know people happy? think those are things and there are different characterizations as well as the political and scape 11 i was concerned earlier. let me yes because i did. you have to go ahead and read it if you don't mind very briefly, but yes, but the thank you mentioning i'm going to mention if i missed 2 days ago, that one is the owner of a mo added back. he was denied that transferred the money of the son of. a nearby who is the center bank governor on october after october 19th, when the deposits of the new stupid were stuck in the back. this is mr. my one hated, you know, running on the list of has been law and maybe not. this is not a, it is running on the list of the political establishment, but like it done. and it is the generating date on both list. this is a, this is

a pretty big, he is doing. everything is right. and, and it's, and it's, and to stay in power and to block the road and to use the slogan and say, but besides, if you didn't even have the unbiased thing, they want a know that, that big decisions inside it does not include it does what i wish we had time to continue talking about the elections of the aftermath of whatever might might happen for the future for lebanon. but in the meantime, valuable, i have hike of them and jim ellison. thank you for insight and looking forward to talking to you in the future. and thank you for watching. you can see the program again any time by visiting our website at lazoodo dot com for further discussion. go to our facebook page. that's facebook dot com, forward slash ha insights for you can also join the conversation on twitter. our 100 is add a j in size sorted for me, hash law and the entire team here in the uh huh. bye for now.

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