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<p>Posters hang on the walls amid the rubbish in Basta, Beirut India Stoughton
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<p>The election poster scene in Tripoli ahead of Sunday's elections. India Stoughton</p>
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<p>A lonely poster hangs in Basta in Beirut, amid the rubbish and delapidated buildings. India Stoughton</p>
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<p>The scene in Central Beirut ahead of Lebanon's elections on Sunday, May 6. India Stoughton</p>
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<p>Many of Saad Hariri’s posters include a portrait of his father, former prime minister Rafik Hariri, who was assassinated in 2005 AFP </p>
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<p>A poster of Parliament Speaker and head of the Amal Movement Nabih Berri AFP</p>
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<p>Electioneering reaches epic proportions in and around Beirut, with posters plastered anywhere they can fit. India Stoughton</p>
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<p>Posters hang on the walls amid the rubbish in Basta, Beirut India Stoughton
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<p>The election poster scene in Tripoli ahead of Sunday's elections. India Stoughton</p>
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<p>A lonely poster hangs in Basta in Beirut, amid the rubbish and delapidated buildings. India Stoughton</p>
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<p>The scene in Central Beirut ahead of Lebanon's elections on Sunday, May 6. India Stoughton</p>
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<p>Many of Saad Hariri’s posters include a portrait of his father, former prime minister Rafik Hariri, who was assassinated in 2005 AFP </p>
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<p>A poster of Parliament Speaker and head of the Amal Movement Nabih Berri AFP</p>
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<p>Electioneering reaches epic proportions in and around Beirut, with posters plastered anywhere they can fit. India Stoughton</p>
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<p>Posters hang on the walls amid the rubbish in Basta, Beirut India Stoughton
Candidacy, conflict and territorial claims: Lebanon’s election posters
What Lebanon’s election campaign posters reveal about the country’s complex political system
India Stoughton
03 May, 2018
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