The two new members of the Tripoli Bar Association, Rana Fatfat and Tony Frangieh, flanking the President of the Bar, Sami al-Hassan. (Photo: Provided to L'Orient Today)
Tony Frangieh and Rana Fatfat were elected to the Tripoli Bar Council on Sunday. Backed by the Marada Movement, the Future Movement (despite its suspension of political activities in 2022) and former independent presidents, Frangieh received 562 votes, and Fatfat 536. Both will serve three-year terms.Their opponents, Nazih Kawas and Georgina Assal, were supported by a coalition of political parties, including the Lebanese Forces, the Free Patriotic Movement, the Kataeb Party, the Independence Movement (led by Michel Moawad), and the Jamaa Islamiya. The two unsuccessful candidates secured 529 and 434 votes, respectively.The Tripoli Bar Council has six members and holds partial elections annually. Each year, two members are elected—one Christian and one Muslim—to maintain parity. This custom, adopted in 1921, ensures that one-third of the...
Tony Frangieh and Rana Fatfat were elected to the Tripoli Bar Council on Sunday. Backed by the Marada Movement, the Future Movement (despite its suspension of political activities in 2022) and former independent presidents, Frangieh received 562 votes, and Fatfat 536. Both will serve three-year terms.Their opponents, Nazih Kawas and Georgina Assal, were supported by a coalition of political parties, including the Lebanese Forces, the Free Patriotic Movement, the Kataeb Party, the Independence Movement (led by Michel Moawad), and the Jamaa Islamiya. The two unsuccessful candidates secured 529 and 434 votes, respectively.The Tripoli Bar Council has six members and holds partial elections annually. Each year, two members are elected—one Christian and one Muslim—to maintain parity. This custom, adopted in 1921, ensures that one-third of...
