Bekaa I

Bekaa I (Arabic: دائرة البقاع الاولى) is an electoral district in Lebanon, as per the 2017 vote law.

In the 1990s pro-Syrian forces opted to rally behind the city mayor and lawyer Nicolas Fattouch, creating an alternative bloc of political power.

[5] Ahead of the 2009 Lebanese general election the Zahle electoral district had 158,005 registered voters.

[8] Ashraf Rifi did not field a list in Zahle, as he failed to reach an alliance with Kataeb and Lebanese Forces on the matter.

[9] Commenting on the pre-electoral alliance-building in Zahle, an Al-Jazeera journalist noted "[b]izarre alliances competing for one eastern city's seven seats reflect maneuvering for votes in parliamentary elections".