{"id":63584,"date":"2022-05-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/63584\/here-are-the-new-independent-faces-in-parliament"},"modified":"2023-05-17T08:06:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T08:06:02","slug":"here-are-the-new-independent-faces-in-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/63584\/here-are-the-new-independent-faces-in-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are The New Independent Faces In Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a long and difficult journey since the 2019 crisis and subsequent October 17 uprising&#8230;after the August 4 blast, Tleil explosion, and excruciating economic crisis, the parliamentary elections brought a ray of hope and what we are sure is just the beginning of positive change.<\/p>\n<p>  If you\u2019ve missed any of the opposition candidates who secured a seat in the parliament amid the chaos on social media, here they are:<\/p>\n<p>  Cynthia Zarazir (Beirut 1)<br \/>  Ibrahim Mneimneh (Beirut 2)<br \/>  Wadeh El Sadek (Beirut 2)<br \/>  Najat Aoun Saliba (Chouf \u2013 Mount Lebanon 4)<br \/>  Halim\u00e9 Kaakour (Chouf \u2013 Mount Lebanon 4)<br \/>  Mark Daou (Aley \u2013 Mount Lebanon 4)<br \/>  Ramy Finge (Tripoli &#8211;  North 2)<br \/>  Michel Douaihy (Zgharta &#8211; North 3)<br \/>  Firas Hamdan (Marjeyoun-Hasbaya \u2013 South 3)<br \/>  Elias Jarade (Marjeyoun-Hasbaya \u2013 South 3)<br \/>  Yassine Yassine (West Beqaa-Rashaya \u2013 Beqaa 2)<\/p>\n<p>  The opposition candidates were able to secure an impressive number of seats given the stronghold of traditional political parties, particularly in Aley-Chouf where three candidates from the <b>United For Change<\/b> list succeeded (Najat Saliba, Halim\u00e9 Kaakour and Mark Daou).<\/p>\n<p>  Additionally, many traditional faces (that we hope to never see again in the political scene) have lost, including:<\/p>\n<p>  Talal Arslan<br \/>  Asaad Hardan<br \/>  Elie Ferzli<br \/>  Wiam Wahhab<br \/>  Ziad Aswad<br \/>  Hadi Hbeish<br \/>  Faysal Karame<br \/>  Marwan Kheireddine<\/p>\n<p>  The election results were a big win and foreshadow even more opposition candidates taking over parliamentary seats in the future. 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