2016 Beirut municipal election

Municipal election in the Lebanese capital Beirut was held on 8 May 2016.Al-Jazeera. Lebanon: Civil groups seek change in local elections Election was held for 24 seats in the municipal council of the city. Some 470,000 persons were eligible to vote in the election.Al-Arabiya. Lebanon municipal elections kick off in Beirut The population of Beirut is around four times larger than the electorate, as many Beirut residents remains in the electoral census of their ancestral home villages.Ya Lubnan. Future Movement list wins Beirut Municipal elections The two main contending lists were the Beirutis' List and Beirut Madinati ('Beirut is my city'). The Beirutis' List was supported by Saad Hariri, and included politicians from both the 14 March Alliance and the 8 March Alliance.Daily Star. Hariri indicates clean sweep of Beirut local elections Amongst the parties supporting the list were the Future Movement, Amal Movement and the three main Christian parties. Beirut Madinati was a platform that emerged from civic protests in the 2015 garbage crisis.The National. Lebanon holds local elections, the first in six years Film director Nadine Labaki was one of the 24 candidates of Beirut Madinati. Another list in the fray was the secular 'Citizens in the state' list, led by former minister Charbel Nahhas. Notably Hezbollah did not endorse any municipal council candidates,ABC News. Lebanon Holds Local Elections, 1st Vote in 6 Years "preferring to concentrate on other municipalities south of the city."Beirut shocks its old guard: The established leaders are jolted by a party of protest https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21698599-established-leaders-are-jolted-party-protest-beirut-shocks-its-old-guard 12 May 2016 The Economist 11 May 2016 Just around 20% of the eligible voters cast their ballots. Security was tight at polling stations, with armed forces deployed.Reuters. Hariri-backed list wins Beirut vote - leader, local media Results The Beirutis' List defeated Beirut Madinati and swept every single council seat. ListCandidatesAverage votes %SeatsBeirutis List (Future, FPM, Amal, LF, Kataeb, ARF)2443,09544.324Beirut Madinati2429,35330.20AICP113,65414.00MMFD43,5323.60Beirut List192,5602.60Al-Beiruti List127180.70Independents90Total9397,347100.024Registered voters/turnout476,02120.1Source: The Results of Municipal Elections Lebanon 2016 https://monthlymagazine.com/cms/upload/magazine/285_file.pdf Information International 19 February 2025 References Lebanon Category:Elections in Lebanon Category:History of Beirut