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Protesters carry flags near the entrance leading to the parliament building, in support of independent lawmakers who are staging a sit-in at parliament to pile pressure on dominant factions to elect a new president, in Beirut, on January 20. Reuters
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Hezbollah's vote for Franjieh as Lebanon's president has made him a bargaining chip
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Michael Young is a Lebanon affairs columnist for The National
15 March, 2023