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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Hezbollah, Allies Lose Majority in Lebanese Parliament, Final Results Show

Lebanon's Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi speaks during a press conference as he announces final results for some districts in Lebanon's parliamentary elections at the Interior Ministry in Beirut, Lebanon May 16, 2022. (Reuters)

The Hezbollah party and its allies have lost the parliament majority they had held since 2018, according to final results from the Lebanese elections released Tuesday. Hezbollah's most vocal opponents and more than a dozen independents have made gains, the results show.

The Hezbollah-led coalition won 61 seats in the 128-member legislature, a drop of 10 members since the last vote was held four years ago. The loss was largely due to setbacks suffered by Hezbollah's Christian partners, the Free Patriotic Movement founded by President Michel Aoun, and several of Hezbollah's traditional allies who lost seats.

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