A rival sits out Lebanon’s election. Now Hezbollah could fill the void

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By Maya Gebeily TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – The stakes are high in Lebanon’s election. The heavily armed Hezbollah movement has seen one of its main rivals descend into disarray, handing it an opportunity to cement power over a divided country that’s sinking into poverty. Abdallah al-Rahman will not be casting a ballot, though. “I won’t vote for anyone,” said the wiry-haired sculptor and activist, dismissing the candidates whose pictures are plastered on buildings and giant billboards in Lebanon’s second city of Tripoli ahead of the national parliamentary election on May 15. Rahman is from th…

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