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Municipal elections at the mercy of political uncertainties

For municipal elections to take place, Parliament must approve the necessary funds — a measure that remains unlikely amid the presidential vacancy.

Municipal elections at the mercy of political uncertainties

Lebanese security forces monitoring the municipal ballot in Beirut on May 8, 2016. (Credit: Anwar Amro/AFP)

Lebanon has been without a president since October 2022. Is the country in for another political vacuum at the municipal level?Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi repeatedly announced that municipal elections will be held in May 2023. But with an...
Lebanon has been without a president since October 2022. Is the country in for another political vacuum at the municipal level?Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi repeatedly announced that municipal elections will be held in May 2023. But with an...