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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

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

A car passes near an electoral campaign billboard depicting Firas Hamdan, a lawyer who is running as an opposition candidate in Lebanon's parliamentary election, in Kfar Tebnit village, southern Lebanon, April 30, 2022. Picture taken April 30, 2022. (Reuters)

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 of several newcomers hoping to break the hold that dominant sectarian politicians have on power at a May 15 parliamentary election.

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