Competitive clientelism in secondary cities: urban ecologies of resistance in Lebanon

Figures & data

Figure 1. Lebanon with Sidon and Tripoli (© CMI).

Table 1. Municipal elections in Sidon and Tripoli, 2016.

City	List name	Sponsors/ backers	Election results *
			Votes	Seats	Council
Sidon	Sidon’s Development	Future Movement, Jamaa al-Islamiyya and independents	14,283	24	24/24
	Voice of the People	Popular Nasserist Movement, backed by Amal and Hezbollah	7, 950	0
	Sidon’s Freedom	Independents and Assir-supporters led by Ali Sheikh Ammar	2,277	0
Tripoli	Tripoli’s Choice	Backed by Ashraf Rifi	16,475	18	18/24
	For Tripoli	Jamaa al-Islamiyya, Al-Abash, Mikati, Safadi, Karami, with backing of the Future Movement	15,427	6	6/24
	Tripoli Capital	Backed by Mesbah Adhab	1,975	0

(*) Sidon voter turnout % (total votes): 2010: 54.6% (29,982); 2016: 44.5% (26,970).

Tripoli voter turnout % (total votes): 2010: 24.6% (38,510); 2016: 25.8% (45,380)

Source: (Elections Special 2016)