Crescent International
Although municipal elections rarely attract international attention, Lebanon's recent vote was a notable exception—widely covered by global media and intensely analyzed by a range of western think tanks.
From a purely electoral standpoint, municipal elections are among the most important, as it is the local level of government that most directly creates and implements policies affecting people's daily lives around the world.
This, however, was not the reason Lebanon’s election drew global attention.
The primary reason the cabal of western and Israeli propaganda outlets closely monitored the municipal election results was to gauge popular support for the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon and collect data to spin the outcome as a political defeat for Hizbullah.
Based on their own acknowledgements of reality, the so-called 'objective' analysts and media spinners were visibly disappointed by the actual results.
Even zionist outlets had to admit, with a spin of course, that Hizbullah’s popularity did not diminish.
Zionist spin primarily revolved around the turnout factor. Given that voter turnout in non-federal elections is often low—even in countries with advanced electoral systems—this fixation clearly indicates that the zionist propaganda machinery recognizes yet another political defeat it has suffered in Lebanon.
It is also important to note that western and zionist media deliberately avoided acknowledging the fact that many Sunni Muslim voters in South Lebanon cast their ballots for Hizbullah and its ally, Amal. Recognizing this reality would undermine the externally imposed divide-and-rule narrative of Sunni versus Shia.
As reported by Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar “observers noted that this vote share marks a historic shift, particularly in Ras al-Ain, where the Duo's list received nearly 1,000 votes—a significant jump from previous elections where their support among Sunnis was marginal.”
The municipal elections in Lebanon serve as yet another reminder that the country will remain a persistent headache for Israel in the years to come.
Given Israel's entanglement in an unprecedented regional quagmire—unlike anything it has faced before—Hizbullah’s resilience is likely to keep Israel in a state of ongoing instability.
Seasoned observers recognize that it is only a matter of time before the Lebanese front flares up again.
Even the zionists themselves acknowledge this reality, evidenced by the continued absence of a significant number of zionist settlers from northern Palestine since the 2024 ceasefire agreement between Hizbullah and Israel.
Hizbullah’s strong showing in Lebanon’s recent municipal elections reaffirms a broader regional reality: across West Asia and North Africa, it is Islamic movements—not western-backed secular elites—that continue to command genuine popular legitimacy.
This pattern is neither new nor confined to Lebanon.
From Algeria to Iraq, and from Palestine to Tunisia, Islamic political movements have consistently performed well in electoral contests whenever fair conditions allowed.
By contrast, regimes aligned with western interests—from Sisi’s Egypt to the UAE—sustain their power not through popular support but through western backed repression, surveillance, and substantial financial and military backing from external actors.
