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In blast-hit Lebanese capital, voters want new faces

Beirut (AFP) - After voting in Lebanon's elections Sunday, Beirut blast survivor Nessrin hoped the ink on her finger would be a toe in the door of parliament for new candidates fighting corruption.

AFP

Lebanon votes in first election since Beirut blast, economic crisis

Polls opened on Sunday in Lebanon's first election since the deadly Beirut port blast and the country's economic collapse, making it a test of whether Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies can preserve their parliamentary majority amid soaring poverty and public anger.

France 24

Lebanon votes in first election since crisis

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon voted Sunday in its first election since multiple crises dragged it to the brink of failed statehood, a major test for new opposition groups bent on removing the ruling elite.

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Lebanon holds first parliament election since financial collapse, blast

Lebanese voted on Sunday in the first parliamentary election since the country's economic collapse, with many saying they hoped to deal a blow to ruling politicians they blame for the crisis even if the odds of major change appear slim.

Reuters

10 killed in deadliest recent Syria rebel attack

Beirut (AFP) - Syrian rebels killed 10 soldiers in northern Syria Friday, in the deadliest such attack since a truce deal reached over two years ago, a war monitor and state media said.

AFP

Lebanese activists launch mock 'lollar' currency

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanese activists Friday rolled out mock banknotes featuring paintings of a gutted central bank or the Beirut port explosion to denounce high-level corruption that has helped to wreck the country.

AFP

How Lebanon’s independent hopefuls seek to bypass media barriers

Contenders running against traditional sectarian parties are turning to podcasts and social media.

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Lebanon to vote in first election since financial meltdown

Lebanese vote on Sunday in the first election since their country's economic collapse, a test of whether Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies can preserve their parliamentary majority amidst soaring poverty and anger at ruling parties.

Reuters

Scarred by Crisis, Election Newcomers Aim to Unseat Lebanon’s Elite

Shot by security forces during protests over the 2020 Beirut port blast and frozen out of his bank savings during Lebanon's financial collapse, Firas Hamdan has plenty of grievances against the authorities. On Sunday, Hamdan hopes to start changing things for the better by winning a seat in parliament, one…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Vote Seen as Last Chance in Crisis-Plagued Nation

In households across Lebanon, it's likely that one or more family members are planning to emigrate - if they can get a passport. Demand is high but the bankrupt government has not paid the company contracted to issue or renew the documents. Lebanese spend their days at the banks, waiting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon vote seen as last chance in crisis-plagued nation

In every household in Lebanon it's likely that one or more family members plan to emigrate — if they can get a passport

The Independent UK

Lebanon's Grand Mufti Meets GCC Ambassadors, Compares Elections Boycott to Surrender

Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian compared on Thursday a boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections to "surrender". "We do not want to hand Lebanon over to the enemies of Arabism," he declared during a meeting with ambassadors of the Gulf Cooperation Council to Beirut. The elections are set…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scarred by crisis, election newcomers aim to unseat Lebanon's elite

Reuters

Without Hariri, Lebanon's Sunnis leaderless ahead of vote

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community is gearing up for Sunday's parliamentary polls without strong leadership for the first time in decades after former premier Saad Hariri stepped down from political life.

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How will Lebanon vote impact the crisis-hit economy?

Beirut (AFP) - The Lebanese parliament voted in on Sunday will have to tackle overdue reforms required for international assistance the cash-strapped country desperately needs.

AFP

Timeline: Lebanon in economic, political dire straits

Paris (AFP) - Lebanon for more than three years has been mired in a deep financial, economic and social crisis, aggravated by a political deadlock.

AFP

Lebanon: small, multi-religious Mideast country

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon, a small Mediterranean country wracked by political and economic turmoil and the fallout of the decade-old Syrian conflict next door, holds parliamentary elections on May 15.

AFP

Despite public anger, Lebanon vote set to entrench status quo

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon's elections Sunday won't yield a seismic shift despite widespread discontent with a graft-tainted political class blamed for a painful economic crisis and a deadly disaster, experts say.

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Pope postpones trip to Lebanon for health reasons: minister

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis has postponed a trip to Lebanon initially planned for June over health concerns, Lebanon's tourism minister Walid Nassar said Monday.

France 24

Overseas Lebanese vote in key poll with high stakes for crises-hit country

Lebanese expats cast their ballots in France and dozens of other countries on Sunday in early voting for the May 15 parliamentary elections. Their numbers have swelled due to the economic crisis and calls for change have multiplied. But can the confessional system, entrenched political interests and opposition divides bring…

Reuters

Lebanon's descent into turmoil: assassinations, war, financial collapse

Lebanon holds an election on May 15 that could see a shift of power that sends shockwaves far beyond this small country squeezed between Syria and Israel.

Reuters

A rival sits out Lebanon's election. Now Hezbollah could fill the void

The stakes are high in Lebanon's election. The heavily armed Hezbollah movement has seen one of its main rivals descend into disarray, handing it an opportunity to cement power over a divided country that's sinking into poverty.

AFP

Protest by other means: Lebanon activists run in election

Beirut (AFP) - As a law student in late 2019, Verena El Amil joined mass street protests against Lebanon's political elite.Now she wants to fight them at the ballot box.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Abroad Vote in Parliamentary Elections

Lebanese in more than 40 countries voted in a national election on Sunday, days after a similar vote was held in 10 nations. Just under 200,000 Lebanese living overseas are eligible to participate in the vote for the 128-member legislature, the first since the 2019 financial collapse and port blast…

AFP

Lebanese abroad cast votes in key parliamentary election

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanese expatriates in 48 countries including France and the United Arab Emirates voted Sunday ahead of the May 15 parliamentary elections, state media reported.

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