Lebanon struggles for deal to turn lights on for 15 May vote ...Kuwait

Lebanon's electricity company is charging $16 million to supply power on the day of the 15 May parliamentary polls, a sum that exceeds the overall election budget by nearly 30 percent, the interior minister said. Holding credible elections is one of the main steps Lebanon's major donors are insisting on to deliver more assistance to the country, which is mired in a deep financial crisis fuelled by endemic corruption. The state-owned Electricite du Liban (EDL) presented a quote of $16 million to the government, which is trying to provide just half a day's worth of power to polling stations for the critical vote. "I held several meetings with EDL, which apparently could

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