Conflict Incident Report

Lebanon deploys 20,000 police, soldiers on election day: interior minister

Date of incident:

May 8, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Lebanese Civilians

BEIRUT: Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk Thursday announced that more than 20,000 security forces members will be deployed to ensure the safety of the municipal elections in Beirut and Baalbek set for Sunday.

"Security forces are capable of supervising the municipal electoral process across the country and maintain security," Machnouk said in a news conference after chairing a Central Security Council meeting at his ministry's headquarters in Beirut's Hamra neighborhood.

Residents of the northeastern border town of Arsal, which has been the site for clashes between the Lebanese Army and extremists, will cast their votes at army posts or centers adjacent to them, Machnouk said. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/May-04/350527-lebanon...

Primary category:

Military/Security Forces Deployment

Classification of conflict (primary):

Power & governance conflicts

Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Policy conflicts

Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.

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Conflict Incident Report

Lebanon deploys 20,000 police, soldiers on election day: interior minister