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In blast-hit Beirut, voters want new faces

After voting in Lebanon's elections Sunday, Beirut blast survivor Nessrin hoped the ink on her finger would be a toe in the door of parliament for new candidates fighting corruption.

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Hizbullah's Qassem: We will accept the results no matter what they may be

Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem said Sunday that his party will accept the results no matter what they may be.

Qassem added, after voting in Bashoura in Beirut, that Hizbullah will extend its hands to everyone for the sake of Lebanon's rise.

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Mired in collapse, Lebanese vote for new parliament

Lebanese voted for a new parliament Sunday against the backdrop of an economic meltdown that is transforming the country and low expectations that the election would significantly alter the political landscape.

A new crop of candidates from the 2019 protest movement are running against the country's entrenched ruling class that is blamed for the collapse, hoping to unseat them. But they are divided and lack the money, experience and other advantages held by traditional political rulers.

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Grillo urging Lebanese to vote: 'your participation matters'

French Ambassador to Lebanon Anne Grillo urged Sunday the Lebanese to vote for those who will defend their rights & aspirations in Parliament.

"My Lebanese friends, on this election day that is important for the future of your country, you have the opportunity to vote for those who will represent you in Parliament, and they will have to defend your rights and aspirations to build the Lebanon you want," Grillo said.

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Man gets arrested after insulting President Aoun at polling station

A Young man was arrested Sunday in Haret Hreik after he addressed insults to President Michel Aoun.

Charbel Tahoumi was seen in a video dragged by Army members as they arrested him.

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Two LF supporters injured in clash with Shiite Duo in Kfarhouna

Two Lebanese Forces supporters have been wounded in a dispute between the Shiite Duo and the LF in the town of Kfarhouna in the Jezzine District.

The Red cross arrived in the town to treat the wounded, as the army intervened immediately to stop the clash.

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Geagea urges for 'immediate return' of LF delegates expelled from Baalbek-Hermel towns

The delegates of the Lebanese Forces-backed list have been expelled Sunday from the towns of Riha and Knaissein in the Baalbek-Hermel region, LF chief Samir Geagead said in a tweet.

The tweet was addressed to Prime Minister Najib Miqati and Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi.

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Osama Saad slams ‘sectarian duo’ as Saniora says entrusted with 'Hariri legacy'

MP Osama Saad on Sunday launched an unprecedented verbal attack on Hizbullah and the Amal Movement, his former allies in the southern city of Sidon.

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Two soldiers wounded in armed attack in Akkar town

Two soldiers were injured Sunday in an armed attack in the Akkar area of Dahr Nassar, in an incident whose motives remain unknown until the moment.

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Aoun, Miqati cast their votes in parliamentary elections

President Michel Aoun cast Sunday his vote in Haret Hreik, urging all Lebanese to vote as he said that "the citizen cannot be impartial in the important issue of choosing the political system."

Earlier, Prime Minister Najib Miqati had wished for a better tomorrow as he voted in his hometown Tripoli.

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