South Lebanon votes in the municipal elections that are seen as a test to support Hezbollah Election news

Despite the loss of war, Hezbollah uses a vote as an opportunity to show that it still has a political impact.

Voters in southern Lebanon indicate their votes in the municipal elections, which are seen as a test to support Hezbollah, a political and Muslim -Muslim group.

The vote on Saturday in the Shiite region mostly, where Hezbollah alliance with Amal – the party led by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berry – represents the last stage of the amazing local elections in Lebanon.

This comes after the ceasefire between the group between the group, and Israel was supposed to end months of attacks. LSRAEL, however, I continue Sporadic strikes recently as Thursday, when air strikes hit multiple locations in the south.

It is widely expected to dominate Hezbollah and the foregoing of municipal races, after they have already obtained the control of many councils without opposition.

The participation rate was high in the border villages that were destroyed by the conflict last year, with the residents of KFAR Kila – a town of almost from the Israeli attacks – voting nearby Nabatia. Others from the areas surrounding the polls in the tires.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told reporters on Saturday: “The will of life is stronger than death and the will of construction is stronger than destruction.” He said he had first voted 40 years in his hometown of Aaiichiyeh.

Among those who are heading to opinion polls, members of Hezbollah are still recovering from a series of Israeli attacks in September 2024, Matthew Thousands of recalling devices exploded Almost simultaneously, more than ten people were killed and nearly 3000 were wounded.

“The southerners again prove that they are with the choice of resistance,” said the legislator, Hezbollah, Ali Fayad, who represents the border villages, said in its Nabatia:

Hezbollah still holds political influence

The vote comes at a critical time for God’s mud. While the group came out of the conflict with the decline in military capabilities and the decrease in political lever, the elections offer a platform to reaffirm its impact in the region.

“Lebanon has not been completely recovered from the war last year between Hezbollah and Israel. In fact, Israel continues to target Hezbollah Despite the ceasefireZina Khoder said from Nabatia:

“Hezbollah is undoubtedly weak military during the conflict. It has lost a lot of its military strength, but it uses these elections as an opportunity to show that it still has a political impact.”

She said that many Hezbollah failed to protect them during the war, but fears of isolation are still ongoing. “They feel weak … not only towards Israel, but also in a deeply divided country and feel that Hezbollah’s opponents marginalize society as a whole.”

The new government of Lebanon has pledged to establish a state monopoly on weapon, which led to an increase in pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, as required by the amended US truce with Israel.

Lebanon is now facing the tremendous task of rebuilding 14 months after the war, as the World Bank has estimated the reconstruction needs of more than $ 11 billion.

In October 2023, Hezbollah launched a missile campaign against Israel to support the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which Israel was bombing after a sudden attack led by the Palestinian group Hamas.

Israel responded with the bombing and air attacks on Lebanon that escalated into a full war before it entered the ceasefire in late November.