Hezbollah Holds Firm in Lebanon’s Municipal Elections

Hezbollah holds firm in Lebanon’s municipal elections

Establishment parties, including Hezbollah, emerge as the biggest winners in the first municipal polls since 2016.

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This article was first published on Cedarnews.net. For more exclusive news and reports, visit our website. After the remarkable success of the four rounds of municipal and mayoral elections, political life in Lebanon has returned to normal, albeit partially, amid anticipation of local and regional developments. The success of the municipal elections, despite all the challenges, represented a political, administrative, and security achievement fo…

President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, considered that the success of the municipal and mayoral elections “once again confirms the vitality of Lebanese democracy and our people’s commitment to participating in building their country from the ground up.” He called on all newly elected officials to live up to the expectations of their voters and to work as one team for a stronger and more prosperous Lebanon, a Lebanon worthy of the sacrif…