The Second Phase of Municipal Elections in Lebanon Begins

The second phase of municipal and city council elections in Lebanon has begun in Akkar and the country’s northern province.

News ID: 86133

Date: 11 May 2025 - 08:48

TEHRAN (Defapress) - According to Al-Manar, the second phase of municipal and city council elections in Lebanon has begun in Akkar and the country’s northern province.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun emphasized a few minutes ago during the opening of the elections in these provinces that Lebanese citizens should vote for ideas, not individuals.

He added: “The holding of these elections in Lebanon shows that our country is moving in the right direction.”

The recent elections in Lebanon were multi-phased and are of great importance because they were held after a long hiatus and the developments of the past year in the shadow of the Gaza-Lebanon war. The opposition movement and the Shiite dualism in Lebanon interpreted recent events, especially the martyrdom of Hezbollah leaders and commanders, as weakening this movement and disapproval of it; while the Resistance movement was well received in the first phase of the aforementioned elections.