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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Dario Sabaghi

Lebanon is desperate for change but Sunday’s election is unlikely to help

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Lebanon goes to the polls on Sunday for the first general election since a severe economic and political crisis hit the country in late 2019.

In the last three years, the Lebanese pound, has lost more than 90 per cent of its value, trapping the vast majority of the population into poverty, according to the United Nations.

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