More power issues arise

15 May 2022 18:56 BST

It's nighttime now, and power cuts mean people are counting votes in the dark.

Lebanon's interior minister has been going around today saying power was secured for polling centers at night.

This is how votes are being counted in Beirut...⬇️ https://t.co/hfHKhHIXUJ
— Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) May 15, 2022

Earlier, voters had to cast their ballots by torchlight in Tripoli and Beirut.

A woman casts her vote at a polling station during a power cut in Lebanon's parliamentary election, in Beirut (Reuters)