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Saad's selfies gain traction in Al-Tariq al-Jdideh

6 May 2018 12:46 BST

In an attempt to attract younger voters, Prime Minister Saad Hariri has used selfies as a campaign tactic.

Besides regularly posing for selfies with supporters, last week he promised a crowd of woman he would take photos with all 6,000 of them if he wins in the elections.

The message has clearly registered with voters. In Beirut's Al-Tariq al-Jdideh neighbourhood, supporters are blasting a song that goes: "We will take a selfie with you and pray to God to back you."

Lebanese pose after voting in Beirut's Al-Tariq al-Jdideh neighbourhood, 6 May, 2018. (Ali Harb/MEE)

A group of Future Movement volunteers cheerfully told MEE that they will be taking selfies with the prime minister while celebrating the results tonight.

"They all want to fight Sheikh Saad," Hariri supporter Nader Tabara said of the prime minister's competitors. "But they won't get anywhere. He's the only leader of Sunnis."