Municipal Elections

Municipal Elections: Hajjar Calls on Voters for May 11 in North Lebanon

The Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Ahmad al-Hajjjar, signed this morning the decree calling on the voters in Northern Lebanon and Akkar for the municipal and mokhtar elections, scheduled for May 11 in both districts. He signed another decree related to the distribution of polling stations in these areas. The elections for municipal and ...

LF and Popular Bloc to Join Forces in Zahle Municipal Elections

The Lebanese Forces will join forces with the Popular Bloc, led by Myriam Skaff, to run for municipal elections in the city of Zahle, according to a communique published on Monday. The two parties agreed to run on a unified list and called on the people of Zahle to turn out to vote in big numbers. They also rejected any postponement of the ...

A Guideline for Running in Municipal Elections

On Monday, Minister of Interior Ahmad al-Hajjar announced the procedures for filing and withdrawing candidacies for the municipal and mukhtar elections, which will be held on May 4 in the mohafaza of Mount Lebanon. Anyone wishing to run as a candidate must submit a notarized declaration of candidacy, along with the following documents: an ...

The Municipal Elections Bazaar

Despite behind-the-scenes talks suggesting that some officials may be considering a quiet postponement of municipal and optional elections until at least September—in order to allow for greater political clarity and better adaptation to the evolving security situation in the south—the electoral momentum in Lebanon is already gaining intensity. ...

Amal and Hezbollah Oppose Mega Voting Center in Municipal Polls

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s Amal Movement opposes the idea of setting up a megacenter where eligible voters can cast their ballot in the municipal elections, regardless of where they hail from, particularly in the war-devastated southern region. Thanks to megacenters, residents of southern villages can vote in the areas where they live, ...

May Municipal Elections: Multidimensional Stakes Ahead

Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar announced on Tuesday that municipal elections will begin on Sunday, May 4. Spread over four weekends, they will conclude on Sunday, May 25 – the anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000. Typically held every six years, the elections have been postponed three times since 2022 under various ...