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ELECTIONS 2022

Osama Saad announces candidacy for parliament in South Lebanon I

Osama Saad announces candidacy for parliament in South Lebanon I

The leader of the Nasserite Popular Organization Osama Saad, in 2020. (Credit: Dalati and Nohra)

BEIRUT – The head of the Nasserite Popular Organization, MP Osama Saad, announced Thursday his candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 15, in South Lebanon’s first electoral district in Saida.

Here’s what we know:

    • According to the National News Agency, Saad said that he "will try to cooperate with independent people to form a list” which "will work for change and to save Lebanon from the collapses that are striking it.”

    • Parliamentary elections are seen by many Lebanese as an opportunity for changing the current political class as the country struggles from an unprecedented economic crisis and while more than 75 percent of the population live below the poverty line.

BEIRUT – The head of the Nasserite Popular Organization, MP Osama Saad, announced Thursday his candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 15, in South Lebanon’s first electoral district in Saida.Here’s what we know:    • According to the National News Agency, Saad said that he "will try to cooperate with independent people to form a list” which "will...