Cabinet formation begins at 14:25.
In the ninth episode of The Lebanese Politics Podcast, presenters Benjamin Redd and Nizar Hassan discuss the past two weeks in Lebanese politics including some election follow-up, the ongoing controversy over the naturalization decree, what went down between the foreign minister and UNHCR, some colourful testimony at the S ... Show More
May 2022
Episode 114 - Election results and unresolved questions
In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Nizar and Ben take a look at the vote, its translation to seats in Parliament, the n ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2022
Episode 113 - Lebanon's elections: What to expect
Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath.
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51m 59s
Dec 2020
Episode 18 - Rotating Ministries: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
<p>On this week's episode, Sami Zoughaib sits with Dr. Mounir Mahmalat, Senior Researcher at LCPS, to discuss the issue of rotation of ministerial portfolios between political parties. The episode dwells on recent research conducted by Sami and Mounir on this issue, looking at th ... Show More
24m 25s
Feb 2025
Lebanon's New Government: A Deep Dive
Mabrook! I want to start today’s article and episode by thanking everyone who has worked tirelessly over the past six weeks to achieve what many Lebanese thought was impossible: a president, a prime minister, and a cabinet made up—mostly—of the right men and women, in the right p ... Show More
25m 24s
Nov 2024
9 AM ET: Netanyahu ceasefire hope, federal workers office mandate, Menendez brothers in court & more
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly approved a Lebanon ceasefire deal “in principle.” President-elect Donald Trump is facing a test to get his most controversial cabinet picks approved. Meanwhile, two of his choices are expected to force federal employees to ... Show More
6m 49s
Sep 2022
Fighting fascists with Bernie Sanders
Ben and Tommy talk about the new right-wing government in Italy, the growing protests in Iran, Russia’s troop mobilization and sham referendums in eastern Ukraine, new British PM Liz Truss nearly tanks global markets, Jared Kushner gets a big boy award, the latest on the Mar-a-La ... Show More
1h 6m