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For the first time since October 2019, in Lebanon, voters are returning to the polls. While the country is still shaken by a socio-economic crisis, these legislative elections look like a test for independent candidates and opposition groups.
The question is on everyone’s lips in Lebanon: how many deputies from the protest movement will enter Parliament? Because the revolt of 2019 and the deep economic crisis which resulted saw the emergence of new faces determined to break with traditional Lebanese politics. “I voted for change because we can’t go on like this. Lebanon must wake up and get back up”says a resident of Gemayzeh.
But many Lebanese citizens are disinterested in these legislative elections. The country’s economic situation is alarming. The Lebanese pound has lost 90% of its value in three years and nearly 80% of Lebanese live below the poverty line. Polling stations closed at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 15. The final results are expected Monday, May 16.
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