{"id":62341,"date":"2021-11-22T17:12:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T17:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/?p=62341"},"modified":"2021-11-22T17:12:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T17:12:49","slug":"lebanons-civil-society-groups-votes-to-oust-political-elite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/lebanons-civil-society-groups-votes-to-oust-political-elite\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon\u2019s civil society groups votes to oust political elite"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/552711607512925281\/profile_1.jpg);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>Al-Araby<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>In 2018 Lebanon went to the polls. It was the first parliamentary election in nine years and there was one question on many observers\u2019 minds: was it to be politics as usual, or would growing concern over the country\u2019s myriad problems affect the outcome? There was at least a hint of change in the air. For the first time a grassroots movement known as the Civil Society Coalition was fielding candidates against Lebanon\u2019s long-established sectarian parties. But apathy was the biggest winner \u2013 voter turnout was less than 50 percent. Despite general disgust over spiralling unemployment and faltering&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nordot-read-more \" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nordot.app\/835563123006046208?c=819177386184916992\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by Al-Araby In 2018 Lebanon went to the polls. 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