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Jul 2020
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Episode 1 - Who Does the Parliament Repr...

The Lebanese Center For Policy Studies
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In our first episode, Nadim El Kak hosts LCPS Director Sami Atallah who discusses how members of Parliament are disconnected from citizens’ concerns, have relinquished the authorities granted to them as lawmakers, and are incapable of managing Lebanon's overlapping crises.

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