After a nine-year deadlock, Lebanese nationals hit the polls on May 6 to determine the 128 representatives in parliament.
The preliminary results following the elections - which saw a 49.2 percent voter turnout, compared with 54 percent in 2009 - left thousands of Lebanese in a state of disappointment, as sectarian parties seem to have taken the majority of seats in parliament.
This, despite the fact that this year's elections saw many firsts take ground.
The new electoral law, which allocates parliamentary seats based on a proportional representation system as opposed to the previous majoritarian system, was just one example.
For the first time in the country's history, expats were given the opportunity to cast ballots, a record 86 women were in the running, and nearly 100 Lebanese politicians openly called for the decriminalization of homosexuality.
However, the majority of nationals seem to be stuck in the past. Those, who had a glimmer of hope, have resorted to jokes ... can you blame them?
On understanding the country's electoral law
According to Nouhad Machnouk, Lebanon's Interior Minister, the low voter turnout is possibly linked with the fact that the majority were not well-informed on the new electoral law in place.
"This is a new law and voters were not familiar with it, nor were the heads of polling stations," Machnouk said, according to The National.
"Voting operations were very slow," he added.
On voting hats
On puns that needed to be made
On casting ballots in groups
A number of violations were documented by non-profit organization LADE (The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections).
These include the harassment of voters by political representatives in and around the polling stations, as well as the violation of the electoral silence period, during which political candidates are not allowed to campaign for votes.
Lebanon's Ministry of Interior received around 7,300 voter complaints.
On reporters taking it to another level
On election ink
And electoral stains
On the types of Lebanese people during elections
On photo-shoots during the voting process
On what it feels like to be a minority
On fitting weather patterns
On anticipating the results
On disappointments and false hope
"They could've extended the parliamentary elections yet again ... and relieved us all from this"
On being stuck in the 1990s
"Every single person that was elected in 2009 should vanish. They had 9 years to show some change"
Biggest joke of all: A ray of hope for change ... that lasted only a few hours
According to the preliminary results, it was announced that Lebanon's civil society won two seats in Beirut I, where voter turnout was 33.13 percent, according to The Daily Star.
But ... the news only lasted a few hours.
Prominent author Joumana Salloum Haddad and media personality and journalist Paula Yacoubian had initially confirmed they've won two seats on the Koullouna Watani - which is Arabic for 'All for the Nation' list, an alliance between civil society and independent parties.
However, following the announcement, reports have circulated detailing vile attempts at overturning Haddad's victory.
It has been revealed that the independent candidate may lose her seat to Free Patriotic Movement's Antoine Pano.
"We will not accept the manipulation of the vote count," Haddad wrote in a tweet, calling for a rally in front of the Interior Ministry on Monday at 5 pm.