Unofficial Municipal Elections Results Show Strong LF Performance in Zahle

This is Beirut, 19/05 13:05 - Reading : less than a minute

Zahle Lebanese Forces Elections Municipal Lebanon

On Monday, the Lebanese Forces released the final results of the municipal elections in Zahle, showing a strong performance by their backed list, “Heart of Zahle,” despite a close race with the “Vision and Decision” list, backed by MP Michel Daher, the Kataeb Party, former MP Cesar Maalouf and Myriam Skaff’s Popular Bloc. Preliminary ...

Pro-EU Mayor Faces Nationalist Historian For Polish Presidential Runoff

This is Beirut, 19/05 10:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Trzaskowski Poland Elections

Pro-EU Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski is set to face nationalist historian Karol Nawrocki in Poland's presidential runoff on June 1, an exit poll showed after the first round, as the far-right made record advances. An overall victory for Trzaskowski would be a boost for the centrist government led by former European Council chief Donald Tusk, ...

Tensions Erupt in Tripoli. Ministers Intervene to Resolve Electoral Vote Count Delay

This is Beirut, 12/05 23:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Tripoli Elections Municipality

Tensions flared Monday evening in Tripoli as dozens of citizens gathered outside the city’s Palace of Justice, protesting the delay in the vote count for the municipal elections and the lack of official results. In response to the growing unrest, Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar and Justice Minister Adel Nassar rushed to Tripoli’s Saray before ...

Official 2025 Municipal and Mukhtar Election Results – North Lebanon

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Koura Bcharreh Elections Municipality Results Lebanon

J. Aoun: "Municipal Elections Send A Clear Message of State Recovery"

This is Beirut, 11/05 09:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Joseph Aoun Elections 2025 Municipality North Lebanon

President Joseph Aoun visited the Internal Security Forces’ operations room in Achrafieh on Sunday to monitor the launch of the second round of municipal and mukhtar elections in North Lebanon and Akkar. He praised the efforts of the security forces, as well as the Ministries of Interior and Justice, and declared that “these elections are a ...

81 Municipalities Elected by Acclamation in the North and Akkar

This is Beirut, 10/05 17:25 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Municipality Elections 2025 North Lebanon

As part of the second round of municipal and mukhtar elections, 81 municipalities were elected by acclamation in the North and Akkar, out of a total of 289. The breakdown is as follows: Akkar: 44 out of 134 municipalities. Bsharre: 5 out of 12 (Bekaakafra, Qnat, Hasroun, Hadchit and Hadath al-Jebbeh). Koura: 10 out of 38 ...

After Four Vacant Years, Mieh Mieh Set to Vote for Municipal Council

Vanessa Kallas, 10/05 09:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Mieh Mieh Municipality Elections 2025 Municipal Council Lebanon

More than 100 municipalities across Lebanon remain hollow structures—lacking elected councils to carry out essential functions and implement reforms. Mieh Mieh, the second-largest town east of Saida, is a prime example. Administrative issues have kept the municipality inactive for the last four years. Will this election finally break the ...

Rome: Cardinals Gather to Elect Pope Francis' Successor

This is Beirut, 07/05 14:23 - Reading : less than a minute

Pope Francis Vatican Rome Elections

This morning at 10 AM in Rome, cardinals from around the world gathered for the opening Mass of the conclave. Next: the Sistine Chapel, where they will begin the process of electing Pope Francis’ successor.

Here’s What the Municipal Elections Revealed

Hala Abdallah, 05/05 20:33 - Reading : less than a minute

Municipal elections elections Mount Lebanon Lebanon

Preliminary results in Mount Lebanon indicate key political shifts, as voter turnout dips slightly.

Anthony Albanese Re-Elected as Australia's Prime Minister, Vows Disciplined Leadership

This is Beirut, 04/05 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Australia Anthony Albanese Elections

Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a "disciplined, orderly" government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil. Residents clapped as the 62-year-old and his fiancee Jodie Haydon visited his old inner Sydney haunt, Cafe Italia, surrounded by a crowd of jostling ...

Workers Install Chimney Atop Sistine Chapel for Conclave

This is Beirut, 02/05 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Pope Francis Vatican elections

Firefighters at the Vatican installed a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel to be used during the conclave that begins May 7, an AFP reporter witnessed Friday. Cardinals vote in secret in the chapel for a new pope and reveal to the waiting world the outcome by burning the ballots in a special stove, with the chimney emitting black smoke if no ...

Municipal Federations in Lebanon: Strategic Tools with Political Implications

Alissar Boulos, 26/04 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Federation of Municipalities Elections Funding Decentralization

Created under Lebanon’s 1977 Municipal Organization Law, municipal federations (MFs) hold legal status and enjoy administrative and financial autonomy, similar to that of individual municipalities (Article 114). These federations can include an unlimited number of member municipalities—usually on a voluntary basis—to implement joint projects ...