Lebanon vote holds little hope for change despite disasters

Hania Zaatari, center, who is an independent candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections campaigns in the old souk, in Sidon, Lebanon, April 9, 2022. The May 15 nationwide vote is the first since Lebanon's economy took a nosedive and an August 2020 explosion at Beirut's port killed more than 200 and destroyed parts of the capital. Lebanon's various disasters have fueled anger at Lebanon's political elite, but few see any hope that elections will dislodge them. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)