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Lebanon’s leaders offer free Covid-19 jabs in return for votes Out of nearly 900,000 people who have received vaccines in Lebanon, nearly 60,000 benefited from party handouts, said Mohamad Haidar, a health ministry adviser. Thursday 10/06/2021 A Lebanese health worker prepares a shot of the Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine in Beirut. (AFP) BEIRUT – Lebanon’s cash-strapped leaders are bribing their base with free Covid-19 jabs ahead of next year’s elections, in what observers say is the latest variant on an old corruption trick. The “vaccine for vote” system builds on decades-old patronage practices that have seen leaders buy their way into office by offering voters money or public sector employment.

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