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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Kareem Chehayeb

Lebanese expatriates vote in parliamentary elections

A Lebanese expat casts her vote in Lebanon's parliamentary election at the Lebanese school in Doha, Qatar [Imad Creidi/Reuters]

Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanese expatriates have begun casting their votes in Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, almost three years into a crippling economic crisis that has decimated the Lebanese pound, sparked unprecedented inflation, and pushed thousands of people to leave the country.

Lebanese expats living in 10 countries – including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, and Iraq – will vote on Friday, while the diaspora living in 48 other countries will vote on Sunday.

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