0:00 Intro

0:58 Childhood

7:34 Enter parliament

12:47 Sovereignty

24:41 Pressure

29:25 Violence

43:02 Army figure

51:06 Baabda voters

57:00 Memories of my father

We're with Khalil Helou for Episode 312 of The Beirut Banyan.

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https://youtu.be/eOk2q_hr9Es

We discuss his childhood pre-civil war, a well-established army turned political career, issues of sovereignty and foreign policy, and how to affect change through parliament.

Our conversation includes campaigning on the ground in Baabda and tackling system failure through legislature.

Khalil Helou is MP candidate in Baabda district.

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Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.