Mayoral Elections Postponed in Minieh-Dinnieh Town

Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq issued on Wednesday a decree to postpone the mayoral elections in a town in the northern region of al-Minieh-Dinnieh, reported the National News Agency.

The decree explained that the polls in the town of Kohouf al-Mloul have been delayed to July 31 because the majority of its residents reside abroad.

The rescheduling of the polls will allow the expatriates, who visit the town over the summer, to take part in the elections and therefore result in the largest possible voter turnout, said the decree.

The municipal and mayoral elections in Lebanon kicked off in Beirut and the eastern Bekaa region on May 8.

The second round was held in the Mount Lebanon region on May 15. The third round will take place in the South and Nabatieh on May 22 and the final round is set for the North and Akkar on May 29.

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