Johnny Kortbawi 30/05 13:10 - Lecture : 4 minute(s)
There are many lessons to be drawn from the recent municipal elections held in Lebanon. While it's true that municipal contests in villages and small towns are often shaped by family ties and local dynamics and thus cannot be taken as clear indicators of parliamentary elections, the reality in major cities cannot be ignored – cities that ...
This is Beirut 25/05 14:25 - Lecture : less than a minute
The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities on Sunday released the official results of the municipal and mukhtar elections in the governorates of South Lebanon (Saïda, Jezzine and Tyre) and Nabatieh (Nabatieh, Marjayoun, Hasbaya and Bint Jbeil). They are available at the following link: http://www.moim.gov.lb/AdsDetails.aspx?ida=5490
This is Beirut 24/05 17:00 - Lecture : 1 minute(s)
Municipal and Mokhtar Elections Kick Off in South Lebanon and Nabatieh The municipal and mokhtar elections began on Saturday at 7:00 a.m. in the governorates of South Lebanon and Nabatieh. As of 4:00 p.m., the voter turnout, according to the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, stood at 25.49%. The turnout by district was as follows: Saida ...
Chelsea Al Arif 24/05 15:40 - Lecture : less than a minute
Municipal Elections Saida Future Movement Sunni
As the Future Movement steps away from the municipal elections, its absence is deeply felt. Between the steadfastness of the older generation and the nostalgia of the youth, a political void is taking shape.
Élie-Joe Kamel 24/05 15:15 - Lecture : less than a minute
Jezzine Lebanon Municipal Elections politics
While the fight for Jezzine’s 18 municipal seats appears primarily political, the race in some surrounding villages is taking a different turn.
Yara Germany 24/05 14:25 - Lecture : less than a minute
At Tyre’s polling stations, residents from war-ravaged border regions are casting their votes for their representatives. With their local voting centers destroyed and relocated far from their devastated villages, they are casting their ballots amid a complex mix of hope and resentment. These sprawling polling centers, disconnected from their ...
Yara Germany 24/05 11:50 - Lecture : less than a minute
Amal Hezbollah Nabatieh Rubble Israel Lebanon
In a city scarred by war, where campaign posters hang beside portraits of those who lost their lives in the latest fighting, Nabatiyeh heads to the polls. Under the enduring shadow of the Hezbollah-Amal alliance, a faint voice of opposition is struggling to emerge.
Élie-Joe Kamel 24/05 11:35 - Lecture : less than a minute
Jezzine Lebanon Youth Municipal Elections
The municipal and mukhtar elections are taking place this Saturday in Jezzine. This is Beirut spoke with local youth to hear their expectations for the new municipal council. A report by Elie-Joe Kamel and Vanessa Kallas
Chelsea Al Arif 24/05 11:15 - Lecture : less than a minute
From elderly citizens calling for progress to youth demanding inclusion, Saida’s streets were alive with voices of hope and determination as the 2025 municipal elections wrapped up in South Lebanon. Even children too young to vote marched beside their parents, echoing dreams of a city – and a country – ready to grow.
This is Beirut 24/05 09:05 - Lecture : 2 minute(s)
President of the Republic Joseph Aoun visited the Saida and Nabatiyeh Serail on Saturday morning to mark the launch of municipal elections in South Lebanon. “Today, we celebrate not only the anniversary of the Liberation, but also democracy and the power of making the right choice,” he declared, hailing the holding of elections in a region ...
Elie Ziadé 23/05 16:00 - Lecture : 17 minute(s)
South Lebanon Amal Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Gebran Bassil Hezbollah
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 24, 2025, nearly one million voters (993,582) in Southern Lebanon will cast their ballots to elect 3,486 municipal councilors and 781 mukhtars across 272 municipal councils. This Saturday also marks the end of this municipal election month, the first in 9 years; the last elections were held in ...
Chelsea Al Arif 23/05 12:45 - Lecture : 5 minute(s)
Municipal Elections Saida Municipals 2025
As the fourth and final phase of Lebanon’s municipal and mukhtar elections approaches, the southern city of Saida stands at a pivotal moment in its political history. Scheduled for Saturday, May 24, the elections come after intensive administrative and security preparations led by Minister of Interior and Municipalities Ahmad al-Hajjar. His ...
This is Beirut 23/05 10:15 - Lecture : 1 minute(s)
South Lebanon Municipal Elections Nabatiyeh
On the eve of Saturday’s municipal elections in the South Lebanon and Nabatiyeh governorates, final preparations are in full swing. From the central electoral operations room at the Ministry of Interior, Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar is closely supervising the distribution of ballot boxes to polling station heads and clerks, ahead of the official ...
Lyne Sammouri 23/05 09:00 - Lecture : 4 minute(s)
Walking through Nabatiyeh, one sees not only electoral banners and candidate posters, but also rows of portraits of those killed by Israeli strikes during the 2024 Hezbollah-Israel war. Among them are elected municipal officials, including the late municipal president Ahmed Kaheel. Yet, despite the scars of war, Nabatiyeh is gearing up for ...
Chelsea Al Arif 22/05 19:00 - Lecture : 3 minute(s)
Municipal Elections South Lebanon Nabatiyeh
As municipal elections approach in Lebanon, war-scarred villages along the southern border are facing yet another blow: some will not be voting in their hometowns. Following months of Israeli attacks that left parts of South Lebanon devastated and displaced thousands, the Ministry of Interior has relocated polling stations away from frontline ...
Lyne Sammouri 22/05 12:00 - Lecture : 4 minute(s)
Elections 2025 Municipal Tyre South Lebanon
Shattered windows, pockmarked walls and bulldozers clearing debris – these are the lasting imprints of war that Tyre bears just six months after the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel. Once a vibrant port city, Tyre now struggles under the weight of destruction. Yet, amid the rubble, life is cautiously resuming: vendors have reopened their ...
This is Beirut 22/05 11:25 - Lecture : 1 minute(s)
South Lebanon Civil Defense Municipal
Lebanon’s Civil Defense has announced a significant increase in readiness ahead of the fourth and final phase of the municipal elections, scheduled for Saturday, May 24 in the South Lebanon and Nabatiyeh governorates. In accordance with directives issued by Minister of Interior and Municipalities Ahmad Hajjar, Civil Defense Director General ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 22/05 10:30 - Lecture : 3 minute(s)
A surprise in name only. The dismal performance of Lebanon’s so-called “change” movement in the ongoing municipal elections has once again laid bare a reality its MPs have long sought to obscure. They had presented themselves as a breath of fresh, hopeful air in a suffocating country. Riding the momentum of the October 2019 uprising, these ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 21/05 12:00 - Lecture : 5 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Amal Jezzine Municipal
Jezzine Municipal Elections: FPM and LF Neck and Neck With municipal elections scheduled for Saturday, May 24, 2025, the southern Lebanese town of Jezzine is bracing for a vote with significant political consequences. Beneath the calm facade of this picturesque destination—famous for its 40-meter waterfall and home to Lebanon’s largest stone ...
This is Beirut 20/05 21:30 - Lecture : 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, ...
This is Beirut 20/05 12:05 - Lecture : 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 ...
This is Beirut 19/05 19:35 - Lecture : 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 ...
Hala Abdallah 19/05 16:30 - Lecture : less than a minute
Municipal elections beirut bekaa mukhtar ministry of interior
Early results from Beirut and the Bekaa signal key wins and shifting alliances as vote counting continues.
Alissar Boulos 19/05 09:55 - Lecture : 3 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Baalbeck Hezbollah
The third round of Lebanon’s municipal and mukhtar elections was held on Sunday across the capital Beirut and in the governorates of Beqaa and Baalbeck-Hermel. Over one million voters were eligible to cast their ballots. Voter turnout varied significantly: 20% in Beirut, 46.73% in Baalbeck, 45.16% in Zahle, 41.41% in West Beqaa, 34.56% in ...
Hala Abdallah 18/05 19:35 - Lecture : less than a minute
As polling stations closed at 7 PM, preliminary turnout stood at around 20% in Beirut and over 40% in Baalbeck-Hermel and the Beqaa, while final numbers are yet to be confirmed.