Nadine Mussa, the first woman to lodge her candidacy to the Lebanese presidency: a vision for the rule of law and for social justice

L'Orient le Jour interviewed the first woman candidate to the Presidency, Nadine Mussa, who expressed her disappointment with the current political powers who give primacy to their own individual interests over those of citizens, saying that she will announce her political program in a press conference that will be held today at the press syndicate.
Mussa is a lawyer and a mother of two girls.  She is a human rights defender who worked in civil society organisations for more than ten years.  She added that she was not able to see the results of her efforts namely in terms of legal reforms such as the law to combat corruption, the right to information, e-governance, civil status code, pension scheme, health for all, and food safety as all the law petitions were met with dead ends. Mussa added that for a state to be able to work properly, it needs to have adequate and fair laws which reflect the principles enshrined in the Constitution.
Mussa adds that building a state which enjoys the rule of law and which secures social justice is one of the pillars of her political programme and her vision. She promised to work on combatting corruption and on ensuring good governance which are conditions sine qua none for the building of modern and fair state for all citizens.
Source: L’Orient Le Jour 22 April 2014