0:00 Intro
2:11 What's happening
18:14 Mechanism
30:22 Pragmatism
42:45 Baabda
52:29 Michel Moawad
1:04:52 Long battle
We're with Gistelle Semaan, Iman Tabbara & Ghiya El Asaad for Episode 332 of The Beirut Banyan.
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We discuss the fracturing of the 'Change' bloc, an internal mechanism needed that takes voting and consensus into account when needed, populism vs pragmatism, the Baabda elections underway, Michel Moawad's viability and the long battle ahead and against paralysis.
Gistelle Semaan, Iman Tabbara & Ghiya El Asaad are members and friends of National Bloc.
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Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.
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