Two women to face Hezbollah in Tyre by-elections

The ministry of interior announced on August 31 the closing of registers for the by-elections projected for Sunday, 15/9/2019 in the Tyre constituency to elect a successor for resigning MP Nawaf Mousawi. The nominees are: Hassan Izzedine, Bushra Khalil and Dina Halawi. To recall, that MP Mousawi had resigned following his attempt to protect his daughter’s right when the Sharia courts failed (https://bit.ly/2lWW7Rb).Meanwhile, concerning the second appeal submitted on May 13 by Yahya Mawloud to cancel MP Dima Jamali’s election and which included 11 explanatory reasons to this effect (https://bit.ly/2krB8W3), An Nahar reported on August 27 that the Constitutional Council has set today, Tuesday September 4, as a date for pronouncing the decision. The newspaper revealed that Judge Salah Mkhaiber, has completed his report on August 8 and handed it to former president Issam Sleiman who distributed it among members. According to informed sources, An Nahar said Mkhaiber has advised to dismiss the appeal for reasons he explained and which repealed the explanatory reasons included in Mawloud’s text of appeal. (An Nahar, Al Akhbar, August 27, 31, 2019)