After almost a decade and bloody war, Lebanese citizens went to polls and voted in local elections. This is the first time since Israeli and extremist group Hezbollah agreed to: Cerezage.
The first round of voting, which is being held by region, began on Sunday in the district of Mount Lebanon and in the Lebanese district, including the abused southern suburbs of Beirut. veteran leader Hassan Nasrara The person killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Mayor and council polls are less important than the Lebanese parliamentary elections set in 2026, but are barometers of how devastating wars, which killed more than 4,000 people and destroyed the entire neighborhood, have affected support for strong politicians and parties, particularly Hezbollah and its allies.
Hezbollah and fellow Shia Party Amal Movement are expected to win most votes from the city council and mayor in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
The flags of parties and members wearing green and yellow tools existed outside the polling station and supported supporters who wanted to vote for candidates for the parties.
The vote was also held at public schools near the wreckage of a building that was destroyed in Israeli airstrikes. Lebanon’s cash-bound government is rushing to secure international funding for reconstruction, which the World Bank estimates is over 9.7 billion euros.
The city’s elections should have been held years ago, but the government postponed them three times, including budgetary constraints.
Voters said they are particularly interested in rebuilding their homes and livelihoods.
Mohammad Awali, a candidate running for Haret Hreik Municipality, said his local council “is a great responsibility, especially given the massive destruction that has occurred in our area.”
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