The Results of the "Local" Elections in Southern Lebanon Reinforce the Influence of Political Parties.

Youssef Diab wrote in Asharq Al-Awsat: The results of the municipal (local) and mayoral elections in southern Lebanon did not deviate from expectations, but were in line with previous opinion polls, especially in Shiite-majority cities and towns, where the Amal Movement and Hezbollah mobilized all their energies to win most municipal councils by acclamation and prove their popular presence, especially after the recent Israeli war that devastated…