Our aim is to bring change to Lebanon by educating the Lebanese population on the importance of civic engagement and why change is needed now more than ever.

We are independent students at the American University of Beirut who have created this platform to bring real change to Lebanon by increasing Civic Engagement.

Now is the best time to engage in civic engagement especially voting with parliamentary elections coming in less than a year. Its time to bring an effective and competent leadership in Lebanon and the only way to do that is by voting in the upcoming elections.

Voting is a very important part of any democracy. By voting, citizens are participating in the democratic process. Citizens vote for leaders to represent them and their ideas, and the leaders support the citizens' interests. It is a way to get their voices heard.

Lebanon is a country that has been through countless wars both internal and external. But the biggest problem it faces is within specifically its elite corrupt political class. These political leaders have been in power for decades and some of them have given their sons their reign's of power. These corrupt sectarian leaders have led the country to the brink of collapse. On October 17 we saw millions take to the streets demanding the resignation of the President and the government and calling for early parliamentary elections.

Below are some of the reasons to vote in the upcoming elections.

To start Lebanon is currently facing an economic crisis similar to that of Venezuela with the Lebanese Lira losing more than 90% of its value

Second, Lebanon is facing the aftermath of an explosion in the Beirut port that is one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history that left 200 dead, thousands injured and at least 150,000 homeless all because of neglect and carelessness of the sectarian political leaders.

Third Lebanon is facing deep sectarian divisions among the population that were created by the Corrupt political elite in order to keep population under control. This has created hatred among the Lebanese population rather than unity.

Fourth, Lebanon is facing huge levels of corruption using clientelism. This method has helped them get elected and stay in power for so long. It is most common during the election period.

Fifth, Lebanon is facing power cuts that occur at least 8 hours a day sometimes longer. Along with the lack of water at home. People are obliged to buy water for their homes and obliging people who need electricity to buy amperes from a local politically affiliated person in their neighborhood in order to have electricity at their homes.

Follow these steps to know if you are eligible to vote and to review your details on the lists:

1. Go to the Electoral Lists page on the DGCS website, here

2.Select the required details using the drop-down lists (governorate, district, village/neighborhood, gender, sect, and civil registry number). These details can be found on your identification documents (national ID or passport).

3.Click Search.

4.Search for your name in the resulting list. If it is there, you are eligible to vote. Make sure to check the details for any errors or misspellings.

5.Alternatively, you can enter your national ID number (0000xxxxxxxx) in the dedicated field and click Search to view your details individually, instead of searching through your locality’s list.

In case you find a mistake, you can report it to the DGCS by downloading and filling a correction-request form, then submitting it to your civil registration office, or to the Lebanese embassy or consulate if you live abroad.

Below are some alternative secular political
parties to vote for in the 2022 parliamentary election

Beirut Madinati

Citizens in a State

LiHaqqi

Minteshreen

National Bloc

Taqaddomn

The Lebanese Electoral System: In Lebanon there are 15 districts that hold the parliamentary elections. There are 128 seats that go up for elections. To become a Member of Parliament in Lebanon you have to be at least 25 years old. If elected, you serve for a mandate of 4 years unless the corrupt politicians renew for themselves another mandate. While to vote you need to be at least 21 years old.

In the 2018 elections: There were 3.74 million Lebanese citizens eligible to vote during the 2018 election with youth making up almost 30% of the eligible to vote.

In the 2018 elections less than 50% of the Lebanese that were registered to vote voted. Out of the 3.74 million registered voters only 1.8 million voted. With 15,000 votes being blank and approximately 39,000 votes being invalid.

More than 1 million Lebanese expats and diaspora were eligible to vote but only 82,965 registered to vote and from those only 46,799 ended up voting.

This is the list of the 128 Lebanese MPs who successfully ran for the 2018 parliamentary elections. The MPs are elected based on a quota for every area that is based by area and by religion.