Lebanon's First Postwar Elections: Facts, Figures, and Analysis
- Georges Assaf, Ahmad Baydoun, Farid El-Khazen, Paul Salem, Issam Sleiman, Melhem Chaoul, Antoine Ghossein, Nawaf Kabbara, Fadia Kiwan
A detailed and comprehensive study of Lebanon’s first postwar parliamentary elections. The book aims to promote the continuation of democracy in Lebanon by initiating a dialogue on the electoral process.
Paul Salem
is president of the Middle East Institute (MEI). He focuses on issues of political change, transition, and conflict, as well as the regional and international relations of the Middle East. Prior to joining MEI, Salem was the founding director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut between 2006 and 2013. From 1999 to 2006, he was director of the Fares Foundation, and in 1989-1999, founded and directed the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies.