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Dec 2020
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Episode 18 - Rotating Ministries: The Go...

The Lebanese Center For Policy Studies
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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 the effect of previous cases of rotation in past governments and their effect on legislative production.

في حلقة هذا الأسبوع، يستضيف سامي زغيب الدكتور منير مهملات وهو باحث رئيسي في المركز اللبناني للدراسات، لمناقشة مبدأ المداورة في الحقائب الوزارية. تتناول الحلقة دراسة جديدة لسامي ومنير حول هذا الموضوع، تقيّم اثر حالات المداورة في الحكومات السابقة على الإنتاج التشريعي للوزارات.

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