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LBCI
13-05-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Bekaa electoral rundown: A look at uncontested wins ahead of municipal elections
Sixteen municipalities in Baalbek district have secured uncontested wins ahead of Lebanon's upcoming municipal elections, scheduled for Sunday, May 18. Out of 76 municipal councils in the district, only 60 remain in the electoral race. The municipalities that won unopposed in Baalbek include Flawiye, Bodai, Haour Taala, Laboueh, Mazraat al-Tout, Jabaa, Talya, Zboud, Tawfiqiya, Halbata, Ansar, Qarha, Qlaileh-Harfoush, Jabboule, and Yammoune. In addition, 62 mukhtars have won by acclamation out of 293 positions in the district, including the mukhtars of the Baraniyeh neighborhood in Baalbek city. In Rachaiya district, the municipalities of Yanta, Mdoukha, Bakka, Ain Arab, Haouch, and Kfar Mechki also won unopposed. Mukhtars in towns including Salsata, Kfar Meshki, Mdoukha, Ain Hircha, Ain Arab, Rachaiya El Faouqa, Deir El Aachayer, Bakka, and Haouch were elected unopposed as well. In the Zahle district, the municipalities of Chehabiyeh Al-Faour, Deir El Ghazal, and Massa secured victories without contest. Twenty-three mukhtars were also elected unopposed. In Lebanon's Western Bekaa district, 106,010 registered voters were eligible to cast their ballots in the municipal and mukhtar elections. A total of 959 candidates entered the race, including 725 running for municipal councils and 174 vying for mukhtar positions. Additionally, 60 candidates are competing for positions within the elective bodies. The elections were spread across 31 municipalities and 36 localities for the mukhtar elections, with 344 polling stations evenly divided between male and female voters. Six municipalities secured victories by acclamation, with no contests held in Khiara, Sultan Yaacoub, Mansoura, Baaloul, Zellaya, and Qellaya. Similarly, mukhtar positions in several towns were won unopposed, including Baaloul, Tal Znoub, Bab Maraa, Zellaya, Qellaya, Meidoun, Loussia, and Machgharah El Tahta. As for elective bodies, uncontested wins were recorded in the localities of Sultan Yaacoub El Tahta, Mansoura, Joub Jannine, Kafraiya, and Ain Zebdeh.
LBCI
11-05-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Governor Labaki urges democratic spirit as Akkar votes in long-delayed municipal elections
Akkar Governor Imad Labaki said all polling stations across the northern Lebanese district opened on time and were operating smoothly, with only minor technical or administrative issues reported and addressed immediately. Speaking to the state-owned National News Agency, Labaki noted that while some villages in Akkar are known for tense and highly competitive races, security forces were deployed in large numbers to prevent or manage any potential disruptions. Labaki confirmed that 51 municipalities in Akkar were elected unopposed, with the final consensus reached late Saturday night. 'We also have about 51 mukhtars (village leaders) chosen by acclamation. That means roughly 47% of Akkar's 145 municipalities are already settled, which reflects a spirit of cooperation and shared commitment to local development,' he said. As for the vote count, Labaki said the main and backup electoral committees, along with supervising judges, would begin receiving ballot boxes from 7 p.m. 'We have 11 committees spread across the civil and religious courts and the governorate offices,' he said. Labaki also pointed to the long delay in municipal elections. 'It's been nine years since the last elections, and many councils were extended beyond their mandate. Twenty-three municipalities in Akkar had been dissolved, which harmed local administration and development. We hope today's democratic competition matches the spirit of consensus seen in the uncontested wins.'
