Initial Results of Municipal Polls Show Landslide Victory for Rifi in Tripoli

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The fourth and final round of Lebanon's municipal polls concluded in the governorates of the North and Akkar on Sunday, with a landslide victory registered in the city of Tripoli by a list backed by resigned Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi that garnered 18 seats according to preliminary reports Monday.

Rifi's list faced three others. The first described by reports as the "wide coalition" is backed by Mustaqbal Movement chief MP Saad Hariri, former Prime Minister Najib Miqati, and former ministers Faisal Karami and Mohammed al-Safadi.

The third list that ran in the elections was headed by former MP Mosbah al-Ahdab and a fourth one comprised independent figures and civil society activists.

In the areas of Batroun and al-Qoubaiyat, an alliance between the Lebanese Forces and the Free Patriotic Movement was not successful in defeating lists backed by Telecommunications Minister Butros Harb in Batroun and another backed by Mustaqbal MP Hadi Hbeish and former MP Mikhail al-Daher in Qoubaiyat.

Early results have shown that the list backed by Harb defeated a list backed by the LF-FPM alliance in Tannourine.

In al-Qoubaiyat, the initial results showed that a list backed by Hbeish has won 15 seats.

In Bcharre, a list backed by the LF won all the municipal council seats.

An alliance between former rivals of the Marada Movement of MP Suleiman Franjieh and the Independence Movement of Michel Mouawad won the elections in Zgharta after facing a list of independents.

The official results will be announced by the Interior Ministry.

The Ministry said that voter turnouts of 26.9% in Tripoli, 43.8% in Koura, 54.4% in Batroun, 57.2% in Minieh-Dinniyeh, 61.6% in Akkar, 36.6% in Bsharri and 36.68% in Zgharta were recorded.

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Comments 3
Thumb Mystic 30 May 2016, 12:55

The man of wahabism was favored in Tripoli.

Thumb barrymore 30 May 2016, 13:21

lol

Thumb justice 30 May 2016, 18:18

not only in tripoli he is favored but throughout Lebanon. Eat your heart out iranian.