Only 6,733 expats register for 2013 elections

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Only 6,733 expats register for 2013 elections

January 09, 2013 01:19 AM

The Daily Star

BEIRUT: Lebanese embassies and consulates in 46 countries have informed the Foreign Affairs Ministry that only 6,733 Lebanese expatriates have registered to participate in the upcoming general elections, the National News Agency Reported. The NNA also said that diplomatic missions in 40 other countries haven’t registered any voters. The Interior Ministry had called on the expats to register their names at embassies and consulates before Dec. 31, 2012, according to the electoral law currently in effect.

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on January 09, 2013, on page 4.

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Lebanese embassies and consulates in 46 countries have informed the Foreign Affairs Ministry that only 6,733 Lebanese expatriates have registered to participate in the upcoming general elections, the National News Agency Reported.

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