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...The traditional voting patterns were partly disrupted by former prime minister Saad Hariri’s withdrawal from the race, leaving Sunni voters without a clear choice....
...Former prime minister Saad Hariri and his Future Movement boycotted the poll, ostensibly citing Iran’s undue influence....
...“This [the attempt to disarm them] would be a recipe for civil war in which Hizbollah would be the last one standing,” said Maha Yahya, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center....
...His son, Saad Hariri, resigned as prime minister in the face of mass anti-corruption protests that erupted in October last year....
...In downtown Beirut on Wednesday, protesters threw stones at cars in former prime minister Saad Hariri’s convoy....
...Saad al-Hariri, Lebanon’s prime minister, has caved in to the demands of protesters after almost two weeks of nationwide demonstrations by announcing his resignation....
...The measures unveiled by prime minister Saad al-Hariri on Monday will halve the salaries of ministers and members of parliament, protect citizens from new levies and increase taxes on banks....
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