Hariri Congratulates Women on Winning Six Parliament Seats
Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Wednesday congratulated women of Lebanon for winning six parliament seats in Sunday’s general elections, up from just four in the 2009-era parliament.
“We congratulate the women of Lebanon for winning 6 parliamentary seats, and congratulations for al-Mustaqbal Movement for winning half of these seats,” said Hariri on Twitter.
The Premier stressed saying his Movement “will continue the long march in defense of women's rights and support for their participation in political life.”
Lebanon's new parliament will include six female lawmakers across the country: Paula Yacoubian - Roula Tabsh -Sethrida Geagea -Bahia Hariri- Enaya Ezzeddine and Dima Jamali.
Tabsh ran on al-Mustaqbal’s list in Beirut while Jamali ran on the Movement’s list in Tripoli. Bahia Hariri is the sister of slain ex-premier Rafik Hariri and aunt of current prime minister Saad Hariri.
The landmark May 6 election saw a record 86 women run, with virtually every party -- except Hizbullah -- putting forth female candidates.
Source: Naharnet
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