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Lebanese Australians vote in Lebanon's parliamentary elections

Lebanese Australians cast their ballots in Sydney as part of the diaspora who are eligible to vote in the 2022 parliamentary elections in Lebanon.

Lebanese Australians cast their ballots in Sydney as part of the diaspora who are eligible to vote in the 2022 parliamentary elections in Lebanon. Source: SBS News

About 20,000 Lebanese Australians have cast their ballots in Lebanon's parliamentary elections.


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By Claudia Farhart

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About 20,000 Lebanese Australians have cast their ballots in Lebanon's parliamentary elections.


Polls in Lebanon have produced little change in recent years, with the same sectarian parties sharing power for the past three decades.

But with the country suffering through a historic economic collapse - new minor parties critical of the government are hoping to gain votes in the diaspora.


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