municipal elections

Hajjar Issues Decisions on Municipal Elections in Beirut, Beqaa, Baalbeck-Hermel

Lebanon’s Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Ahmad al-Hajjar, issued a series of administrative decisions and circulars on Thursday concerning the upcoming 2025 municipal and mukhtar elections in the governorates of Beirut, Beqaa and Baalbeck-Hermel. Hajjar announced that candidates wishing to withdraw their nominations in these regions ...

Tripoli’s Municipal Battle: Power Gaps and Fractured Alliances

Tripoli district is gearing up for pivotal municipal elections on May 11, with 359 candidates competing across Tripoli city, al-Mina and Beddawi. In Tripoli municipality, 187 candidates are vying for 24 council seats in what observers call the city’s most fragmented and unpredictable race in decades. Al-Mina sees 69 candidates competing for 21 ...

Akkar: 3,569 Register for Municipal Elections as Dozens Win by Acclamation

Akkar’s Governorate announced that 3,569 candidates have registered for the upcoming municipal and mayoral elections, according to figures released by the Ministry of Interior after the close of nominations. Of these, 44 municipal councils and 48 mukhtar lists secured victories by acclamation, eliminating the need for voting in those areas. On ...

Bou Saab: Parliamentary Session to Be Scheduled Soon, Municipal Elections to Proceed on Time

Ahead of an upcoming parliamentary session, set to be scheduled soon, Speaker Nabih Berri chaired a meeting of Parliament’s Bureau on Thursday to review an agenda packed with long-delayed expedited law proposals. Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab announced that Berri intends to call for a legislative session once lawmakers have had around five ...

Batroun at the Ballot: Power Struggles, Family Loyalties and Political Shifts

Following a smooth first round of municipal elections on Sunday, May 4, electors in Batroun and across North Lebanon will head to the polls on Sunday, May 11, to elect municipal councils and mukhtars. In a governorate comprising 31 municipalities, Batroun-city holds particular attention as the second-largest municipality after Tannourine, with 15 ...

Zgharta: Municipal Elections Shaping the Political Landscape

As municipal elections draw near, the caza of Zgharta is becoming a political battleground. More than just local stakes, the real contest is over control of the Federation of Municipalities. In Zgharta district, municipal elections transcend local affairs. They become full-scale political battles, shaped by the deep-rooted rivalry between two ...

Interior Ministry Publishes Official Results of Mount Lebanon Municipal and Mukhtar elections

The Ministry of Interior has published the official results of the municipal and mukhtar elections held on May 4 in the Mount Lebanon governorate. On Wednesday, May 7, all results were posted on the Ministry of Interior's X account. This election marked the start of the first phase of the municipal and mukhtar elections in Lebanon, which will ...

The FPM: Once Upon a Time in Power

Those close to the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) often exaggerate the party’s political victories. After the most recent parliamentary elections, they insisted for months that the FPM held the largest bloc, despite clear figures showing the Lebanese Forces (LF) had outperformed them. They maintained this narrative by portraying their entire bloc ...