Lebanon minister : No obstacles hindering Municipal elections

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lebanon electionsInterior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq stressed that his ministry is “completely ready” to stage the municipal elections on time, saying that there are no administrative or security impediments facing them, according to a report by al-Akhbar newspaper on Saturday.

He told the daily: “There are no obstacles hindering the staging the elections.”

The only thing that could stand in the way of the polls is a parliamentary decision to postpone them, he remarked.

The elections will be held on time “unless someone wants to create a major security incident.”

“We will not allow the polls to be obstructed … and we have not heard any political party saying that they oppose it,” Mashnouq noted.

“It is too late to talk about or search for useless excuses,” he stressed.

He said that he has faith that the elections will be held because they are not being controlled by political powers.

The municipal elections are scheduled to be held at various phases in May.

Beirut Madinati, a consortium of technocrats, activists, and artists, announced their electoral list on Friday, which will contend in Beirut’s upcoming municipal elections. Half of the candidates are women.
Beirut Madinati, a consortium of technocrats, activists, and artists, announced their electoral list on Friday, which will contend in Beirut’s upcoming municipal elections. Half of the candidates are women.

The municipal elections in Beirut and Bekaa-al-Hermal districts will take place on May 8, while the elections in Mount Lebanon will be held on May 15.

Elections in south Lebanon and Nabatieh are set for May 22 and north Lebanon and Akkar for May 29.

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    5thDrawer

    When Belgium had no ‘country’ government for a while, I asked the friend there how everything was working.
    She said ‘fine’ … because municipal and city governments were in place and they knew what was needed, and they all kept doing their jobs anyway – with regular pay. Nothing changed for ‘the people’.
    Now … imagine if Lebanon could accomplish THAT, without the graft going on all the time too.
    Let the useless ‘cabinet’ fart around as they wish. If the Municipalities of ‘the people’ are running their OWN offices properly, they should be able to just ignore the Fatheads in Babbleda … AND maybe figure out a way to collect their own garbage with proper recycling. (small dreams – local ‘aid’ for the starving.)

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