BEIRUT — With parliamentary elections rapidly approaching, Lebanese voters are bracing for what many are calling a make or break moment for their beleaguered country.
Years of political unrest and protests against systemic corruption, beginning in 2019 with the October Revolution, has led to a state of political paralysis. Since then, the situation has only continued to deteriorate due to a series of calamitous events including the global COVID-19 pandemic, the collapse of the Lebanese pound and the deadly Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion that devastated the capital in mid-2020.
