Hajj Hassan announces opposition list’s election platform for Baalbeck - Hermel

The candidate for the Shiaa seat in Baalbek - Hermel, MP Hussein al-Hajj Hassan declared the opposition candidates list's electoral platform for the region, which focused mainly on the two agriculture and industry sectors, as "They constitute the economic resource for over 70% of the district's population."

In his announcement of the opposition's list in Baalbeck - Hermel, Al-Hajj Hassan pointed out that "the people's economic situation is on the brink of collapse due to the adopted policies and the economic decisions made by successive governments that considered the agricultural policy unimportant in Lebanon" asserting that "these policies led to the squandering of public funds".

He cited that "The State had taken a decision to halt the cultivation of drug crops without creating alternative crops or even coordinating with the United Nations or other organizations for that matter, which led to a rise in unemployment, and the displacement of a large proportion of the Lebanese youth."

The Hizbullah MP affirmed the cooperation of MPs in some portfolios and issues, such as the cultivation of tobacco, the creation of new policies for cultivation like wheat, the export of vegetables and fruits during times of crisis to Syria, opening up a number of industrial ponds, the provision of certain services through the Green Project, and the establishment of milk collection centers in Baalbeck - Hermel, and elsewhere."

Hassan also said indicating "Our program is based on the determination to develop the province of Baalbek - Hermel, to encourage the promotion of capital, and to procure new decrees to attract investment in this area." He also stressed on planning for the construction of several roads, including the international road from Baalbek to Albazaliah, and al-Hermel's Government House, additional to transferring the prison outside Baalbek."