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Mount Lebanon Votes: High Voter Turnout and Political Rivalries

In the Mount Lebanon Mohafaza, municipal elections kicked off on Sunday morning with a relatively high voter turnout reported by early afternoon, according to data released by the Ministry of Interior. Out of 833,715 registered voters, 162,271 cast their ballots, with turnout rates recorded at 34.08% in Keserwan, 23.64% in Aley, 32.26% in Jbeil, ...

Municipal Elections in Mount Lebanon: 68 Wins by Acclamation on Election Eve

The number of municipalities won by acclamation in Mount Lebanon now stands at 68 out of a total of 333, according to information obtained by al-Jadeed on Saturday. In these localities, only one list of candidates was submitted per municipality, making voting unnecessary and automatically guaranteeing their election. The last official figure, ...

Civil Defense on Maximum Alert Ahead of Municipal Elections

The Directorate General of Civil Defense announced on Friday that it has raised its operational readiness to 100% ahead of the first phase of Lebanon’s municipal elections, set to kick off this weekend in the Mount Lebanon Governorate. The heightened alert will be in effect from 8:00 AM on Saturday, May 3, through 8:00 AM on Monday, May 5. In ...

62 Municipal Councils Elected by Acclamation in Mount Lebanon

Ahead of the long-awaited municipal elections set to start on Sunday, May 4, a total of 62 municipalities in Mount Lebanon have been elected by acclamation, out of 330 in the region. In these areas, only one list of candidates was submitted per municipality, eliminating the need for a vote and automatically securing their election. The breakdown ...

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 ...