Hariri’s absence leaves Sunni voters unsure ahead of Lebanon poll

New political groups and alliances have into key Sunni-majority districts to try and fill the political void left by Saad Hariri and the Future Movement ahead of the parliamentary vote [Kareem Chehayeb/Al Jazeera]

Beirut, Lebanon – In the lead up to previous Lebanese elections in recent memory, Sunni-majority districts around the country were filled with banners and billboards expressing support for the Future Movement leader Saad Hariri, a former prime minister and popular Sunni politician.

But less than two weeks before Lebanese head to the polls to elect new members of parliament, the walls of many Sunni neighbourhoods are plastered with posters calling for a boycott of the vote.