In a press conference from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Abdullah Bouhabib announced that “the voter turnout in the first round of the expatriate elections amounted to about 59 percent.” Bouhabib revealed that “the largest percentage is in Syria, where it reached about 84%, then Tehran 74%, then Qatar 66%, followed by Kuwait and Jordan 60%, Bahrain 66%, Saudi Arabia 49%, Oman 66%, Baghdad 48%, and then Egypt.” He continued, “The total number of registered Lebanese expatriate voters reached about 18,225, and the role of the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs ends with the arrival of the ballot boxes at Beirut airport to become the responsibility of the Ministry of the Interior,” adding: “There were some abuses in a number of countries and appropriate decisions were taken quickly.” .

علن وزير الخارجية عبد الله بوحبيب، في مؤتمر صحافي من وزارة الخارجية أن “نسبة الاقتراع في الجولة الاولى من انتخابات المغتربين بلغت حوالي 59 بالمئة”.by elnashra.com —