'We're at a critical point in shaping the future of our country,' a Lebanese expat says.
Ahmad Araji, president of the Lebanese Club of Ottawa, hopes people in Lebanon will go out and vote in Sunday's election."We're at a critical point in shaping the future of our country," said the Lebanese expat, who currently lives in the nation's capital and is president of the Lebanese Club of Ottawa.
This is just the second time Lebanese people living abroad have been able to vote, with Araji and thousands of others casting their ballots last weekend.In Ottawa, two voting stations were set up to accommodate the large Lebanese diaspora. Araji said more than 60 per cent of local eligible expats voted — a very impressive turnout.A ballot box is carried past people waiting in line in the Lebanese capital of Beirut this weekend, ahead of the country's parliamentary elections.
Nour El Kadri, a University of Ottawa professor and president of the Canadian Arab Federation, agrees. The system is notoriously corrupt, El Kadri said, adding he expects the results to be "disappointing."
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