Lebanon to remove political posters from streets
BEIRUT (AFP)
Political posters are to start being removed from the streets of Lebanon as part of ongoing reconciliation efforts between rival factions, parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri vowed on Thursday.
"They will be removed within three days... first from the Beirut district and then throughout the rest of Lebanon as soon as possible," Hariri told reporters after meeting with parliament speaker Nabih Berri.
Beirut's streets and buildings are plastered with posters, party flags and portraits of martyrs and political leaders both dead and alive, emblematic of the intense divide among feuding clans.
The posters have often led to violent incidents. Last week, two people were killed over the hanging of a political banner in the north of the country.
Lebanon's rival political leaders have been working toward reconciling their differences in recent weeks ahead of a national dialogue that will set the tone for parliamentary elections due next year.