Jabs for votes: Lebanon's oligarchs turn to Covid bribery

Political leaders in Lebanon are bribing their base with free Covid-19 jabs ahead of next year's elections.

Lebanon's cash-strapped leaders are bribing their base with free Covid-19 jabs ahead of next year's elections, in what observers say is the latest variant on an old corruption trick. The "vaccine for vote" system builds on decades-old patronage practices that have seen leaders buy their way into office by offering voters money or public sector employment.