Sawt Ashabab on Election Day!

Today, June 7th 2009, the minds of all Lebanese citizens are united.

Today, people from all corners of the nation are finding their way to poll stations to voice their opinion on candidates they think are adequate and capable of running one of the most politically divided countries of our world today.

Today is one of the most important days for the Lebanese, and the day’s outcome will determine the political stability of the country’s future.

While the older generations participate in voicing their political opinions, and while all media outlets tell their most compelling stories of events taking place on this date, the youth feels a need to include themselves in today’s excitement.

Being deprived of the right to vote until the age of 21, Sawt Ashabab – a group of students between the ages of 18-25 – are representing the youth and their role in this year’s Lebanese elections. Having already voiced the youth’s opinions in the newspaper published late last week with Al-Nahar and Al-Akhbar, the youth is also participating in reporting on-the-ground election stories.

With reporters located in poll stations all around Lebanon, Sawt Ashabab has created it’s own media outlet, reporting eye-witness events occurring all over the country, and combining information discovered by different sources to verify our own reports.

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