Lebanese voters at the polls amid nation’s economic meltdown

A woman votes during parliamentary elections in Beirut, Lebanon (Hassan Ammar/AP)

Voter are at the polls in Lebanon to elect a new parliament against the backdrop of an economic meltdown that is transforming the country and low expectations that the ballot will significantly alter the political landscape.

A new crop of candidates from the 2019 protest movement are running against the country’s entrenched ruling class that is blamed for the collapse, hoping to unseat them.