Parilamentary mock elections in collaboration with SMA and DRI

In collaboration with SMA and DRI, The parliamentary mock elections project highlights several areas of the mock election work done in five different locations to include the awareness on the electoral law along with a voting process simulation impacting the participation in the election.

Year/Districts	Overall Lebanon	Bekaa 3 (Baalbeck-Hermel)	Jnoub 1 (Saida-Jezzine)	Bekaa 1 (Zahle)
2018	2.38%	1.68%	2.38%	2.56%
2022	3.11%	2.03%	3.27%	2.81%

Table 1- Voting errors % from both 2018 & 2022 elections

Mock Election Methodology

The mock elections concept adopted in this project is to prepare and motivate the Lebanese voters to understand the election process imposed by the new law as well as to prepare young generation (youth) and women (new voters) to participate in the Lebanese parliamentary elections. This activity emphasizes also the eligibility of participants' right to vote and make change.

"Loubnaniyoun" tried to create a close to reality voting scenario. The team created a voting room with all required Elements/Tools that are used in the election day.

Based on the above introduction, this campaign covers the Lebanese diversity in its different geographical distribution where Lebanon is being home of Eighteen religions.

Objectives

Introduce the new Election law rules and format.
Develop participants’ capability skills in the Lebanese electoral process.
Build motivation and raise awareness amongst youths to take an active part in the decision-making process on the level of the election.

The main stages of the mock election exercise, as well as its algorithm provide a clear picture of the overall project framework and impact on the parties involved in the project.

Stages of the Exercise

Location

SMA experts conducted an interactive awareness training in five different geographical locations