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Lebanese elections - Lebanon - Elections - 2026 parliamentary elections - Diaspora voting - Diaspora voices - Diaspora influence Lebanon - Lebanese diaspora - Diaspora

Vote Beyond Borders

A recent MEIRSS seminar brought renewed attention to the political tensions, legal questions, and competing interests shaping the ongoing debate over expatriate participation in Lebanon’s 2026 elections.

By Anthony Chamoun
Lebanese elections - Darrell Issa - U.S. Congress - Hezbollah disarmament - Donald Trump - Nabih Berri

A notable congress message to Trump about Lebanon

Letter to Trump demands pressure on Lebanese leaders blocking diaspora voting rights and resisting crucial national reforms.

By The Beiruter
Lebanese elections - Lebanese expatriates - Melbourne - Diaspora voting - Parliamentary seats

Australia’s Lebanese push for voting reform

Lebanese expatriates in Melbourne demanded full voting rights for all 128 MPs, urging equal electoral participation for the diaspora.

By The Beiruter
Lebanese elections - Lebanon - USA - Hezbollah disarmament - Hezbollah - 2026 parliamentary elections - Elections - Lebanese diaspora - Diaspora voices

Exclusive to The Beiruter: Congressman LaHood calls for Hezbollah disarmament

Congressman LaHood stresses Hezbollah’s disarmament, democratic reform, and U.S.-Lebanon partnership at LIC’s gala.

By The Beiruter
Lebanese elections - Lebanon - Hezbollah - Syria - Michel Issa

Barrack delivers a significant and alarming message to Lebanon

Lebanon faces pressure from the U.S. to disarm Hezbollah and engage in peace talks with Israel amid warnings of instability and missed regional peace opportunities.

By The Beiruter
Lebanese elections - Lebanon - Electoral law - Hezbollah

Lebanon’s electoral law debate: between constitutional principles and political domination

Lebanon faces a constitutional dispute over limiting expatriate voting, seen as a move to protect entrenched political powers from diaspora influence.

By Marwan El Amine