Municipal Elections

Acting Hermel Caimacam Arrested Over Disappearance of Election Accreditations

This is Beirut, 20/05 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Baalbeck Hezbollah Hermel Municipal Elections Bashir Khodr State Security

The Acting Qaimaqam of Hermel, Talal Kataya, was arrested on Tuesday by Lebanon’s State Security Service for his suspected role in the disappearance of nearly 500 official election accreditations designated for polling delegates in the Baalbeck-Hermel district. The arrest was carried out under orders from the judicial authorities in the Beqaa, ...

Aoun and Salam Discuss Final Phase of Municipal Elections

This is Beirut, 20/05 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Joseph Aoun Nawaf Salam Lebanon Municipal Elections Cairo Rome

Preparations for the fourth and final phase of the municipal process, set to take place in the South and Nabatiyeh governorates next Saturday, topped the agenda of a high-level meeting held on Tuesday at Baabda Palace. President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun received Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. The two leaders reviewed the course of the ...

Ahmad Hajjar Tours South Lebanon: Aiming for Smooth Elections

This is Beirut, 20/05 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

South Lebanon Ahmad Hajjar Municipal Elections

In the build-up to the final phase of the municipal and mukhtar elections scheduled to take place in southern Lebanon on Saturday, May 24, Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar embarked on an inspection tour of the southern part of the country on Tuesday morning. “We are anticipating any attempt to disrupt the vote,” he declared from the Saida ...

Official Municipal and Mukhtar Election Results Out for Beirut, Zahle, Baalbeck, Rachaya, West Bekaa, and Hermel

This is Beirut, 20/05 10:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Municipal Elections Hermel West Bekaa Rachaya Ministry of the Interior

The Ministry of Interior has published partial official results for the municipal and mukhtar elections held on May 18 in the governorates of Beirut, Bekaa, and Hermel. The results for Beirut were announced on Tuesday. The "Beirut Btejma3na" list won 23 seats while one seat was secured by Mahmud Mehyeddine el-Jamal, a candidate ...

Hajjar: Full Election Results to Be Announced Within 24 Hours

This is Beirut, 19/05 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Baalbeck Lebanon Ahmad Hajjar Adel Nassar Municipal Elections

Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar confirmed Monday that the complete results of Lebanon’s elections would be released within 24 hours, denying any delays or irregularities in the vote-counting process. “There are no issues, and if there were, we would have addressed them. There is no delay,” Hajjar stated during an inspection tour alongside ...

Municipal Elections: Preliminary Lessons and Takeaways

Michel Touma, 19/05 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Baalbeck Hezbollah Municipal Elections Beirut Zahleh

The municipal vote held on Sunday, May 18—much like those earlier this month—was largely local in scope. In small villages, elections often took on a personal, familial or even clan-based dynamic. However, in larger cities such as Zahle, Baalbeck and Hermel, the contests were more clearly partisan, though not necessarily aligned with broader ...

Army Chief Haykal Inspects Security Measures in Beirut: 'Any Breach of Security Will Not Be Tolerated'

This is Beirut, 18/05 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Municipal elections Beirut Rodolph Haykal

The Army Commander-in-Chief, General Rodolph Haykal, conducted an inspection tour of military operations rooms overseeing the municipal elections. The visit aimed to monitor closely the security measures implemented by deployed Army units to ensure the orderly conduct of the vote. In his remarks, General Haykal stressed that the success of the ...

Minister of Interior Reassures on Smooth Election Process

This is Beirut, 18/05 13:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Municipal elections Baalbeck Hermel Beirut

During his visit to the Baalbeck-Hermel Governorate headquarters, Minister of Interior and Municipalities Ahmad al-Hajjar confirmed that the electoral process is proceeding very smoothly. He noted that complaints have been minimal and mostly administrative, as is usually the case, with only minor incidents in Fakiha, Kfar Zabad and Hrabta, where ...

Beirut Votes: Six Competing Lists and Low Turnout

Rayan Chami, 18/05 12:45 - Reading : less than a minute

Beirut 2 District Municipal Elections

In Beirut’s 2nd district, stretching from Mazraa to Ras Beirut, six electoral lists are competing in a low-turnout race. The broad “Beirut Btejmaana” alliance leads, facing off against the so-called reformist “Beirut Madinati” and other contenders, as voters weigh tradition, change and the post-Hariri political landscape.

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