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84 women candidates in defiance of political parties
4-4-2018
Al Diyar newspaper drew attention to women’s participation in the parliamentary elections 2018, where some 84 out of 111 women continue to be nominated. This is unprecedented in the history of Lebanon, Al Diyar wrote, pointing to the political parties’ inaction and dishonorable record in not effectively recruiting females on their electoral lists and in failing the ‘women representation quota’ as well. The newspaper cited a political female activist as saying that parties affiliated with the government have nominated a very few women just to save face on the one hand, and to challenge the civil movements that are nominating young men and women, on the other. On the subject, media figure Layal Bou Moussa, running on ‘Kullona Watani” list which is part of a larger alliance of ‘Citizens within a State’, told Al Diyar that it is shameful to discriminate between men and women in political life and in society. She said that the increased number of women running for the elections shows their determination to exercise their legitimate rights and roles with efficacy and competence, and criticized political and media intimidation of civil society. Lawyer Lina Husseini, running for ‘together for change’ list, mentioned difficulties she is facing, like male candidates, because they are independent and not affiliated with a party, pointing, in this re spect, to the many facilities extended to political parties. Regarding civil society candidates (100 in total), Al Diyar reported that they are being subjected to a systematic campaign led by political authorities and their representative media, besides bullying and pressuring voters, by money and on moral grounds. An elections expert told Al Diyar that there is a possibility that civil society electoral lists make a penetration, particularly those under the ‘National Alliance’ which nominated 66 candidates, including 18 women, across the country. (Al Diyar, April 2, 4, 2018)
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