Lebanon launches operations room for expat voting

Prime Minister Najib Miqati and Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib launched Thursday at the Foreign Ministry an operations room for overseeing the expat voting that will start on May 6.

Miqati urged all expats to vote in the parliamentary elections that will be held "with all integrity and transparency" even though "there had been doubts about carrying out the elections."

For his part, Bou Habib said that all efforts have been made to make sure the elections will succeed "on the widest possible geographical scope."

"We are keen on organizing the voting abroad in a professional manner while keeping away from political agendas and calculations," Bou Habib affirmed.