Английская Википедия:2012 Koura by-elections
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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:Politics of Lebanon The 2012 Koura by-elections were held in Koura, Lebanon on Sunday July 15, 2012 to fill the Greek Orthodox parliamentary seat left vacant after the death of LF MP Farid Habib who died in May 2012.[1]
Election
The following 6 candidates stood for election:[2]
- Fadi Karam backed by Lebanese Forces and Future Movement
- Walid al-Azar backed by SSNP, Marada, Free Patriotic Movement and Hezbollah
- Jean Mufarrej
- Naim Ojami
- Youssef Skaff
- George Mattar
Lebanese Forces candidate Fadi Karam won the by-elections in the district of Koura with 12,412 votes while Syrian Social National Party’s Walid al-Azar received 11,141 votes.[3]
Results
Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Alliance | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor="Шаблон:Party color" | | Fadi Karam | Шаблон:Won | 51.80 | Шаблон:Color box Lebanese Forces | March 14 |
Walid al-Azar | Шаблон:Lost | 46.50 | Шаблон:Color box SSNP | March 8 | |
Jean Mufarrej | 311 | 1.296 | Independent | ||
Naim Ojaimi | 94 | 0.40 | Independent | ||
Youssef Skaff | 1 | 0.004 | Independent | ||
George Mattar | 0 | 0.00 | Independent |
Aftermath
Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said that yesterday's peaceful election day is a triumph for democracy embodied by Koura's voters and politicians.[4]
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