On Friday 30 March, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini announced that the EU would deploy an election observation mission (EOM) to Lebanon for the parliamentary elections due to take place on 6 May 2018.
Mogherini has appointed Elena Valenciano MEP (S&D, Spain) as chief observer of the EOM. The core team, consisting of nine analysts, arrived in Beirut on 27 March and will stay in the country until the completion of the electoral...