Main political parties agree on coalition list for Beirut municipal elections
The country’s main political parties have agreed on forming a unified electoral list for Beirut’s municipal vote, Al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Tuesday.
“A meeting was held yesterday at MP Fouad Makhzoumi’s home in the presence of representatives of parties and Beiruti figures, which resulted in an agreement on forming a coalition list in Beirut,” the daily said.
The list will comprise candidates nominated by Hezbollah, the Amal Movement, the Free Patriotic Movement, the Lebanese Forces, the Kataeb Party, al-Ahbash, the Tashnag Party and the Hunchak Party, the newspaper added. MP Nabil Bader and the Jamaa Islamiya meanwhile stayed outside the coalition, Al-Akhbar said.
“Over the past hours, Bader contacted a number of figures trying to convince them to join a list that he intends to form in the face of the political forces’ list, but he is facing difficulty in convincing these figures, who believe that it will be a lost battle,” the daily added.
The Beirut Madinati civil society coalition, which garnered one third of the votes in 2016, is meanwhile expected to form a third list.
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