The Lebanese municipal elections cannot be viewed in isolation from the broader political dynamics shaping Lebanon.

The fallout from events in Syria reaches well beyond its borders, most acutely into Lebanon, where geographic proximity and demographic fragility amplify the impact of regional shocks. What other nations might weather with resilience could amount to a dire

On the eve of Lebanon’s municipal elections it becomes evident that these contests are little more than traditional rivalries replayed across towns and villages.

Fifty years after the outbreak of Lebanon’s civil war (1975–1990), the country remains locked in a struggle—not over land or power, but over memory. With no clear victor and no unified historical narrative, the war’s legacy is still deeply contested.