Mashnouq to Prioritize Municipal Elections Funding at Next Cabinet Meeting
Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq has voiced his commitment to ensuring that municipal elections are held later this year, reported An Nahar daily on Saturday.
He told the daily that he will push for “the funding of the elections to be the first article addressed during Tuesday's cabinet session.”
“The elections represent a continuation of the Lebanese people's exercise of democracy,” added Mashnouq.
“Elections are the embodiment of democracy,” he stressed.
This stance comes in wake of Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah expressing on Friday his commitment to holding the polls, noted An Nahar.
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea had tweeted on Friday his fear that “two major parties” would hinder the elections.
He also underlined on Thursday the need to allocate the necessary funds to hold the elections on time.
The 20-month vacuum in the presidency has raised questions on whether the polls set for later this year will be held on time.
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