3.5% of municipal seats go to women in Mount Lebanon compared to 2% in Beirut and the Beqaa

The percentage of women who won municipal seats in Mount Lebanon has risen slightly to reach 3.5% compared to 2% for Beirut and the Bekaa.  An initial review of results of the elections which were held on May 15th reveals a higher participation rate of women in the Metn reaching 10% of whom 50.4% won compared to 5.2% win for both women and men.  These results were by far the best amongst the 6 cazas of Mount Lebanon.  According to data of the official municipal elections website affiliated to the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (elections.gov.lb) the total number of candidates in Mount Lebanon was 6827 of whom 496 were women.  Of the latter, 240 women won in the elections and thus occupying 3.5% of total seats.  Winning women were distributed per caza as follows: Metn, 1169 candidates, 121 women and 61 women winners (5.2%), Aley,1088 candidates, 68 women and 40 women winners (3.6%), Baabda, 982 candidates, 72 women and 36 women winners (3.6%), Jbeil, 821 candidates, 64 women and 27 women winners (3.2%), Keserwan, 1139 candidates, 82 women and 33 women winners (2.8%), and Shuf, 1628 candidates, 89 women and 43 women winners (2.6%).