EU Sending Delegation to Monitor Lebanese Parliamentary Elections on 6 May

The EU is sending a full delegation, led by Spanish MEP Elena Valencia, to monitor the upcoming Lebanese Elections in May. (AFP/ File Photo)

The European Union is to send a special delegation to Lebanon led by Spanish MEP Elena Valencia to monitor the May 6 parliamentary elections.

A report published Tuesday by al-Joumhouria newspaper quoted EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini as saying that the European Union is paying special attention to these elections, the first that Lebanon organizes in around a decade.

Mogherini noted according to the daily, Lebanon's stability and economic growth are important for the entire region.

The EU official also hoped that the new parliament will make the EU-demanded urgent reforms.

“A nine-member team of monitors has already started its work in Beirut and will remain in Lebanon after the vote in order to prepare a comprehensive final report,” al-Joumhouria said.

“Another 36 monitors will be deployed as beginning of May,” the daily added.

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