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Lebanon's anti-corruption efforts have long struggled against entrenched political patronage networks and sectarian power-sharing arrangements that incentivize graft. Since 2019's popular uprising and subsequent economic collapse, international donors and civil society have pushed for credible investigations into high-level corruption, though progress remains contested—critics argue prosecutions target lower-level officials while powerful figures escape accountability. The stakes are high: restoring investor confidence and unlocking IMF aid depend partly on demonstrable anti-corruption progress, yet Lebanon's fragile political balance makes aggressive enforcement politically risky.