Beirut: only 12% Lebanese cast votes in Tripoli by-election

Lebanese election registrars assist an elderly voter as he puts his checked ballot in the box while voting in the first parliamentary election in nine years. Source: Getty

It seems that less Lebanese went to the polling stations to cast their votes in the by-elections held in Tripoli.

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SBS Arabic24's Beirut correspondent says that by-elections attract less participation compared the general elections.