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Election fever hits Lebanon, nine years since last legislative vote

  by Maya Gebeily Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — As its first parliamentary vote in nearly a decade approaches, Lebanon has been swept into campaign fever: posters on every corner, televised debates, and neighbours bickering over new electoral procedures. Stakes are high in the long-awaited May 6 poll, the first test of Lebanon’s 2017 voting law, that will carve out the country’s political and economic trajectory for years to come. Voters and candidates alike are […]