Mashnouq Sets Dates of Municipal Polls, Jezzine By-election
Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq on Friday announced the dates on which the upcoming municipal and mayoral elections will be held in the various Lebanese regions.
The municipal elections will be held in Mount Lebanon on May 8, in Beirut and the Bekaa on May 15, in South and Nabatiyeh on May 22, and in the North and Akkar on May 29, said Mashnouq.
Meanwhile, a parliamentary by-election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Change and Reform bloc MP Michel Helou, who passed away in 2014.
The announcements were declared after two administrative and security meetings that Mashnouq held at the ministry to discuss the practical measures that must be taken to organize and secure the polls on the aforementioned dates.
The government had approved the funding of the upcoming polls during a February 2 cabinet session.
There have been fears that the municipal polls could meet the same fate of the parliamentary elections, which have been postponed two times in recent years over alleged security concerns.
Y.R.
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