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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Kareem Chehayeb

Elections in Lebanon, does political change stand a chance?

The powerful pro-Hezbollah bloc in Lebanon has lost its parliamentary majority, leading to uncertainty over what comes next [File: Aziz Taher/Reuters]

Beirut, Lebanon – As Lebanon’s election frenzy cools down, the country has awoken to a new chapter in its dizzying political history.

After Sunday’s election result, shifts in the balance of power in the country’s 128-seat parliament and its fragile sectarian power-sharing system have occurred.

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