“Money to municipalities in exchange for recommendations.” What is the truth?

Recently, rumors have been circulating that the Lebanese state will grant municipalities that win uncontested municipal elections a sum of money to be deposited in the municipal fund in exchange for not holding the elections. This issue was commented on by municipal authorities who recently met with the Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Ahmad Hajjar, and they told Lebanon 24 that talk about paying money to municipalities because of “uncon…