Lebanese poll reforms

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Vote for chaos: Lebanon’s poll reforms baffle voters

The multilayered system, which took years of negotiations before it was agreed on by the country’s various parties, will be used on Sunday in the country’s first election for nine years.
In an arrangement that should benefit independents and reformers, yhe majority system has been replaced and the threshold needed to win election lowered

By NAJIA HOUSSARI · 30 April 2018