A voter accompanied by her granddaughter during the municipal elections on May 4, 2025, in Haret Hreik, in the southern suburbs of Beirut. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Can voters in Lebanon change their voting location, modify their personal data with authorities, vote or run for office after removing the mention of their religious affiliation from identity documents? Can a married woman run in her hometown’s municipal elections?These are some of the questions that come up in a country where politics and public life are governed by a system rooted in sectarian and geographic affiliation. L’Orient Today looks into these issues ahead of the municipal elections scheduled for four weekends in May. Legislative elections are expected to follow in 2026. Read more Hacking Lebanese Politics #4: Everything you need to know about the municipal elections in May Can a voter change their voting location?In Lebanon, a child born to a Lebanese father is registered under the father’s registry number, religious...
Can voters in Lebanon change their voting location, modify their personal data with authorities, vote or run for office after removing the mention of their religious affiliation from identity documents? Can a married woman run in her hometown’s municipal elections?These are some of the questions that come up in a country where politics and public life are governed by a system rooted in sectarian and geographic affiliation. L’Orient Today looks into these issues ahead of the municipal elections scheduled for four weekends in May. Legislative elections are expected to follow in 2026. Read more Hacking Lebanese Politics #4: Everything you need to know about the municipal elections in May Can a voter change their voting location?In Lebanon, a child born to a Lebanese father is registered under the father’s registry number,...