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In Pictures: Lebanese cast their vote for first time in six years in municipal election
Lebanese former prime minister Saad Hariri, whose Future Movement usually dominates elections in the capital Beirut
Lebanese former prime minister Saad Hariri (C), whose Future Movement usually dominates elections in the capital, raises his inked-finger as he leaves a polling station after voting for the municipal elections on May 8, 2016 in the capital Beirut. Lebanese headed to the polls for first time in six years on Sunday for municipal elections including in Beirut, where a new grassroots campaign is taking on entrenched parties. Polling stations opened at 0400 GMT in Beirut and in two provinces of the Bekaa region in the first stage of a vote to last until May 29 in five other provinces. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
Lebanese former prime minister Saad Hariri (C), whose Future Movement usually dominates elections in the capital, takes a selfie as he leaves a polling station after voting for the municipal elections on May 8, 2016 in the capital Beirut. Lebanese headed to the polls for first time in six years on Sunday for municipal elections including in Beirut, where a new grassroots campaign is taking on entrenched parties. Polling stations opened at 0400 GMT in Beirut and in two provinces of the Bekaa region in the first stage of a vote to last until May 29 in five other provinces. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
A Lebanese woman casts her vote for the municipal elections at a polling station on May 8, 2016 in the capital Beirut. Lebanese headed to the polls for first time in six years on Sunday for municipal elections including in Beirut, where a new grassroots campaign is taking on entrenched parties. Polling stations opened at 0400 GMT in Beirut and in two provinces of the Bekaa region in the first stage of a vote to last until May 29 in five other provinces. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
Lebanese actress and film director Nadine Labaki casts her vote for the municipal elections at a polling station on May 8, 2016 in the capital Beirut. Lebanese headed to the polls for first time in six years on Sunday for municipal elections including in Beirut, where a new grassroots campaign is taking on entrenched parties. Polling stations opened at 0400 GMT in Beirut and in two provinces of the Bekaa region in the first stage of a vote to last until May 29 in five other provinces. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
A Lebanese woman casts her vote for the municipal elections at a polling station on May 8, 2016 in the capital Beirut. Lebanese headed to the polls for first time in six years on Sunday for municipal elections including in Beirut, where a new grassroots campaign is taking on entrenched parties. Polling stations opened at 0400 GMT in Beirut and in two provinces of the Bekaa region in the first stage of a vote to last until May 29 in five other provinces. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
Lebanese women stand in line to cast their votes for the municipal elections at a polling station on May 8, 2016 in the capital Beirut. Lebanese headed to the polls for first time in six years on Sunday for municipal elections including in Beirut, where a new grassroots campaign is taking on entrenched parties. Polling stations opened at 0400 GMT in Beirut and in two provinces of the Bekaa region in the first stage of a vote to last until May 29 in five other provinces. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
Lebanese women stand in line to cast their votes for the municipal elections at a polling station on May 8, 2016 in the capital Beirut. Lebanese headed to the polls for first time in six years on Sunday for municipal elections including in Beirut, where a new grassroots campaign is taking on entrenched parties. Polling stations opened at 0400 GMT in Beirut and in two provinces of the Bekaa region in the first stage of a vote to last until May 29 in five other provinces. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
A Lebanese woman casts her vote for the municipal elections at a polling station on May 8, 2016 in the capital Beirut. Lebanese headed to the polls for first time in six years on Sunday for municipal elections including in Beirut, where a new grassroots campaign is taking on entrenched parties. Polling stations opened at 0400 GMT in Beirut and in two provinces of the Bekaa region in the first stage of a vote to last until May 29 in five other provinces. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
A Lebanese woman shows her ink-stained thumb after casting her vote for the municipal elections at a polling station on May 8, 2016 in the capital Beirut. Lebanese headed to the polls for first time in six years on Sunday for municipal elections including in Beirut, where a new grassroots campaign is taking on entrenched parties. Polling stations opened at 0400 GMT in Beirut and in two provinces of the Bekaa region in the first stage of a vote to last until May 29 in five other provinces. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
Lebanese security forces stand guard outside a polling station as people head to cast their votes for the municipal elections on May 8, 2016 in the capital Beirut. Lebanese headed to the polls for first time in six years on Sunday for municipal elections including in Beirut, where a new grassroots campaign is taking on entrenched parties. Polling stations opened at 0400 GMT in Beirut and in two provinces of the Bekaa region in the first stage of a vote to last until May 29 in five other provinces. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
Lebanese actress and film director Nadine Labaki (L) and her husband Khaled Mouzanar, music composer, pose for a picture at a polling station as people head to cast their votes for the municipal elections on May 8, 2016 in the capital Beirut. Lebanese headed to the polls for first time in six years on Sunday for municipal elections including in Beirut, where a new grassroots campaign is taking on entrenched parties. Polling stations opened at 0400 GMT in Beirut and in two provinces of the Bekaa region in the first stage of a vote to last until May 29 in five other provinces. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
