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Voter turnout varies across Beirut, Bekaa, and Baalbek-Hermel: Official figures

Voter turnout varies across Beirut, Bekaa, and Baalbek-Hermel: Official figures

LBCI18-05-2025
According to figures released by the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, voter turnout in Lebanon's ongoing municipal and mukhtar elections reached 6.20% in Beirut, 14.86% in Baalbek-Hermel, and 14.95% across the Bekaa region.
Turnout rates in individual districts were as follows:
Rashaya: 13.37%
Hermel: 13.01%
West Bekaa: 14.04%
Zahle: 15.89%
Baalbek: 15.19%
Beirut: 6.20%
These numbers reflect voter participation as the country continues its third phase of local elections.
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