![]() Hamdan said the polls would allow people to choose between those who want to actually “build a state”, and a tired ruling class “that only knows the language of arms, destruction and blood”. Instead now “the parliamentary elections will be a pivotal moment in confronting the system - even if not the final battle,” he added. “We tried everything - protests in a single location and across regions, demonstrations outside the central bank and near the homes of officials, following lawmakers and officials into restaurants and coffee shops, and blocking roads - but all to no avail,” he said. Lawyer and activist Firas Hamdan is one of many to say that the elections, set for next year, will be a new opportunity for people to raise their voices against the authorities. ![]() © ANWAR AMRO Protesters gathered this week near the port of Beirut, devastated in a huge explosion last year, during a rally to mark the second anniversary of the start of a nationwide anti-government protest movement ![]()
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