Lebanon Diaspora Voter Turnout 60%

Date: 09 May 2022 - 21:50

News ID: ۱۰۲۳۴۶

BEIRUT (Anadolu) – The turnout of Lebanese diaspora ahead of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections reached 60%, according to the country’s foreign ministry on Monday. Ministry official Hadi Hashem said between 128,000 and 130,000 expatriates in 58 countries cast their votes out of 225,000 eligible Lebanese voters worldwide. “The turnout of expatriates reached around 60%, which is a very good percentage,” he told a press conference in the capital Beirut. On Sunday, thousands of Lebanese living in 48 countries voted in the country’s parliamentary elections. A similar vote was held last week in 10 countries.