The political program proposed by Minteshreen outlines the structural problems within the Lebanese state - mainly the political, economic and social systems - and works to address them through a series of legislative proposals within an integrated political program accompanied by practical, long-term partisan effort.
Our program includes an integrated vision that covers physical and mental health, education, housing, and social care. It aims to secure equal opportunities for all citizens as well as to provide support for the most impoverished families. Our program holds the state to its responsibilities towards all marginalized groups in society, through many initiatives and laws, the most important of which is the establishment of a fund to support individuals and families during unemployment periods, as well as the approval of the old-age pension law for both the public and private sectors
Social Protection
Establishing a fund to support individuals and families during the period of forced unemployment on the condition of constant pursuit of work
Adopting legislation to ensure security for senior citizens in the public and private sector
Adopting legislation to support vulnerable families with at-home dependents with special needs, and the implementation of Law 220/2000 so that the infrastructure is rehabilitated to preserve the dignity of these citizens, in addition to securing job opportunities for them in both the public and private sectors
Protect children from the dangers of forced labor, human trafficking, and homelessness by strictly enforcing compulsory education until the age of 18
Adopting a law to protect small depositors
Raising the minimum wage and ensuring it is flexible and adapts to indicators of inflation
Adopting a series of legislations to form a social safety net to protect the most vulnerable categories in society
Adopting a national and transparent program for subsidies as a part of the comprehensive government plan for dealing with the ongoing economic crisis and ensuring that the policies of subsidization are fairer towards the most vulnerable categories in society
Housing
Adopting a housing policy that grants the right of housing for all citizens and that considers alongside ownership the possibility of rent
Protecting long-term tenants’ right to housing, as well as landlords’ right to a fair rent allowance, through the implementation of the new rent law and the creation of the funds defined in said law
Introducing additional incentives for subsidized housing loans for young men and women
Incentivizing the creation of small residential units for rent or financial lease and prioritizing the adaptation of spaces to economic and social goals
Tightening supervision over commercial banks and limiting subsidized housing loans to low or middle-income earners
Support the creation of Real Estate Cooperatives
Physical and Mental Health
Adopting universal health coverage (physical and mental) that guarantees equality among citizens in hospitalization and access to medicine, as well as merging all healthcare funds within a unified and comprehensive framework to better rationalize health spending
Rehabilitating and equipping governmental hospitals medically and administratively, and granting them financial and administrative independence -especially with regard to employing medical staff- to eliminate the influence of sectarian quotas and political favoritism.
Activating the production of national medicine in a way that limits the manipulation of drug prices, meets the needs of the local market and allows competitive export in global markets
Supporting, developing, and organizing primary health care by enhancing the capacity and proficiency of the network of primary health care centers so that they fulfill criteria of the Ministry of Public Health’s network
Launching awareness and disease prevention campaigns, as well as integrating mental health care into primary health care centers
Tightening control over public and private medical institutions through:
Organizing laboratory, biological and radiological examinations, procedures and surgical operations in a manner that limits the discretion of their prescription
Reducing manipulation of health bills, especially in hospitals
Establishing objective and clear standards that promote effective health services
Monitoring the performance of medical staff, including doctors and nurses as well as pharmacists, in cooperation with the relevant unions
Tightening control over institutions that provide services or products that directly or indirectly affect public health, such as but not limited to restaurants, slaughterhouses, factories, stores
Establishing a health sector regulatory body whose main task is to work on implementing reforms in the health sector, by facilitating cooperation between the public and private sectors and promoting good governance
Enhancing mental health care through a series of measures, especially:
Adopting the draft law contained in Decree No. 9031 related to the care, treatment and protection of persons with mental or psychological illnesses
Reviewing budget allocations from the Public Spending Budget for the Ministry of Public Health regarding mental health spending
Adoption and financing of the National Mental Health Strategy
Establishing an inter-sector cooperation mechanism that includes all ministries and relevant actors, to mainstream mental health policies into other sectors
Integrating mental health care into primary health care centers and social development centers that are part of the Ministry of Public Health network
Contracting with public hospitals to secure beds in psychiatric wards
Ensuring the sustainable availability of psychiatric medications, specifically those agreed upon in the national list, for citizens with mental disorders who lack health coverage
Developing and implementing promotional and preventive strategies related to mental health and substance use
Education
Establishing campuses for the Lebanese University in all governorates that include student housing at nominal prices
Adopting a national student card dedicated to students of Schools, Universities, Technical and Vocational Institutes, which grants them privileges and discounts in transportation, restaurants, shops, libraries, insurance companies and other institutions and companies
Removing any and all political influence from the Lebanese University to foster and safeguard its independence
Developing the internal regulations of both the Lebanese University and private universities, especially with regard to protecting individual freedoms, protection from gender discrimination in educational programs, and protection from harassment on university campuses
Ensuring the availability of student housing at low prices throughout all Lebanese regions
Setting strict licensing standards for new universities and colleges, that take into account the needs of the labor market and comply with international academic standards
Cancelling the licenses of all universities, colleges and institutes that do not meet the new conditions and standards of licensing and eliminating all taxation incentives that such Institutions benefit from
Laying the foundations for updated civic education curricula aimed mainly at developing civic engagement and Citizenship as well as eliminating sectarianism, and which include mandatory civil service hours at both the intermediate and secondary schooling levels
Taking proactive measures to combat bullying in schools and universities
Restructuring the public-school sector to raise the quality of education and eliminate random hiring as well as contracting and inefficient spending
Raising the age of compulsory education to 18years.
Developing educational curricula to stay up to date with scientific and technological developments, and to stimulate critical thinking and emotional intelligence among students
Adding the following mandatory materials to the educational curriculum:
Mental Health
Sexual Education
Coding and Programming
Environmental Education
Fiscal Citizenship
Foundations of Social Justice
Amending the Higher Education Law for technical and vocational learning with the aim of improving the quality of education and training, as well as working to actively change the prevailing societal perception of the professional and technical sectors
Reviewing universities’ mental health curricula for health and social care specializations and for postgraduate medical studies programs, as well as directing them towards a multidisciplinary approach in line with the biopsychosocial model and recovery model, and in cooperation with academic institutions
Raising and unifying employment standards for members of the educational body both in the public and private sectors, to ensure a high quality of education in all educational institutions
Adopting implementation decrees in law aimed at adopting the necessary reforms in the educational sector to protect persons with special needs
Granting educational inspection authorities broad powers to take behavioral and punitive measures against members of the educational body who violate laws and regulations as well as amending the penalties to make them more stringent
Establishing educational exchange programs in secondary and higher education institutions between resident students and expatriate students, with the aim of strengthening the Lebanese identity and developing students' experiences
Issuing a unified book for the modern history of Lebanon, extending from Lebanon’s independence all the way to the October 17 Revolution