A pharmacy in Beirut. (Credit: Illustrative photo/João Sousa/L'Orient Today)
BEIRUT — Pharmacists across Lebanon will head to Sin al-Fil's Habtoor Hotel on Sunday to elect a new leader for their syndicate, in a race in which two rival lists are being backed by traditional political party alliances.The two competing lists are the following: "The Syndicate for Everyone," headed by Najib Mahfouz, and "Syndicate 2028," headed by Abdel Rahman Marqabawi.Marqabawi is the current vice president to the syndicate head, Joe Salloum. Meanwhile, Mahfouz is a previous member of the syndicate's council and the head of the Pharmacists’ Department in the Amal Movement.Political alliancesMahfouz's list is supported by Hezbollah, the Amal Movement, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP). Meanwhile, Marqabawi’s list is supported by the Future Movement, the Lebanese...
BEIRUT — Pharmacists across Lebanon will head to Sin al-Fil's Habtoor Hotel on Sunday to elect a new leader for their syndicate, in a race in which two rival lists are being backed by traditional political party alliances.The two competing lists are the following: "The Syndicate for Everyone," headed by Najib Mahfouz, and "Syndicate 2028," headed by Abdel Rahman Marqabawi.Marqabawi is the current vice president to the syndicate head, Joe Salloum. Meanwhile, Mahfouz is a previous member of the syndicate's council and the head of the Pharmacists’ Department in the Amal Movement.Political alliancesMahfouz's list is supported by Hezbollah, the Amal Movement, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP). Meanwhile, Marqabawi’s list is supported by the Future Movement, the...
