Polling disrupted in Akkar and Minieh-Danniyeh after election disputes
According to LBCI, polling was temporarily suspended for about 30 minutes at the public school in Qarqaf, Akkar, following a dispute between supporters of competing electoral lists.
In a separate incident, tensions also flared in the town of Sfira in the Minieh-Danniyeh district, prompting the Lebanese army to intervene and restore order.
Both incidents occurred amid ongoing municipal elections across northern Lebanon.
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