91 people attended the lecture on electoral culture as a need and participation in elections is a right and a duty, which was organized by the Human Rights Legal Clinic at Al-Hikma University on Friday, March 26, 2021 in cooperation with Mr. Political systems and electoral education and awareness through good governance and good governance and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
This topic was chosen due to its importance, especially today, in light of the various demands about holding early parliamentary elections or not, and in view of the lack of large turnout in the past elections, as indicated by the director of the legal clinic, Rina Sfeir. She added that the right to vote is a sacred right and is the most important non-violence tool in a democratic society.
In his lecture, which lasted about three hours, Professor Xia covered several topics
The most important of them are the electoral systems, their different forms, the size of the districts, the lists and regulations in them. Its effectiveness, advantages and disadvantages in Lebanon. He also elaborated on the Lebanese electoral law and indicated its weaknesses before talking about clientelism and electoral spending. He also touched on the composition of the Lebanese people and pointed out that according to a recent study conducted by Adyan Association, only 9% of the Lebanese people (18-35 years old) are partisan, and therefore the Lebanese Parliament does not express the components of the Lebanese Parliament.
Lebanese society. He concluded with several recommendations, the most important of which was lowering the voting age to 18 years and voting on the basis of a differential vote instead of a preferential vote to protect minorities and encourage moderates to win among all parties.
