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On the evening of 17 October, 2019, I could not foresee the turning point that was lying ahead in the history of Lebanon. The protests that spread across the country after the government had announced its “plans to impose new taxes on free messaging apps like Whatsapp”, turned into clashes between protesters and the riot police.

Is the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) silent? It seems to me that the posters we saw on the billboards in 2018 are inexistant this year. However, FPM is no silent at all; it’s rather using social media to spread its electoral campaign.

Has the Lebanese Forces booked the majority of the billboards in Lebanon? This is the question that crossed my mind few days ago as I was heading north. Going to Bcharre district, one might say it’s quite common to see the red and white posters on the roads. After all, this party has the biggest community in that area.