Fresh Faces but Same Old Names
Fresh young faces may be campaigning to win a seat in Lebanon's parliament next month, but their family names are anything but new.
For decades the same families have played a pivotal role in the small Middle Eastern country, officially ruled by a parliamentary democratic system but where political power is still informally handed down through generations.
As Lebanon finally heads to the legislative polls after a nine-year hiatus, several candidates hail from a third -- or even fourth generation -- of the same political clans.