Polling stations open for Lebanese voters

BEIRUTE, May 15 (YPA) – Polling stations opened Sunday across Lebanon for the first parliamentary elections since multiple crises brought the country to its knees, AFP reported.

A total of 3.9 million Lebanese are eligible to vote, with polling closing at 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) and results expected on Monday.

A total of 718 candidates, including 157 women, are competing, compared with 597, including 86 women, in the 2018 elections.

They are divided into 48 electoral lists.

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