The Latest: Protesters allege fraud in Lebanon vote
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaks during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, May 7, 2018. Hariri acknowledged that his parliamentary bloc lost seats in this week's elections, blaming it on a new electoral law and a performance "that wasn't up to the standard." (AP Photo/Bilal ...
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A look at the key players in the Lebanese elections
Lebanese voters queue to cast their vote at a ballot station during the Lebanon's parliamentary elections in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 6, 2018. Lebanon's polling stations have opened for the first parliamentary elections in nine years. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)/ BEIRUT (AP) ...
Low turnout worries politicians as Lebanon voting ends
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's first national elections in nine years were marked by a tepid turnout Sunday, reflecting voter frustration over endemic corruption and a stagnant economy. Politicians had urged citizens to vote, and security forces struggled to maintain order as fights broke out in and ...
Hezbollah appears to have gained in Lebanon vote
BEIRUT (AP) — The Iran-backed Hezbollah group and its political allies made significant gains in Sunday's parliamentary elections in Lebanon while the main Western-backed faction lost a third of its seats, according to preliminary results released Monday. The initial results, which were carried ...
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First-time voters eager to weigh in on Lebanese election
Hanin Terjman was among the first outside her Beirut polling station Sunday: like many young Lebanese, she is voting for the first time and wants to see new faces in parliament. Clicking away on her smart phone, the chic 21-year-old student waited nervously for the school-turned-polling station ...
Hezbollah allies gain in Lebanon vote, underscoring Iran sway
Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats in Lebanon's parliamentary election, unofficial results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel and underlining Tehran's growing regional clout. Branded a terrorist group by the United States, the ...
Lebanese vote in first general election in nine years
Lebanese voted in their first general election for nine years on Sunday, with the Tehran-backed Hezbollah group and its allies expecting to emerge stronger, a result that would affirm Iran's regional ascendancy from its own borders to the Mediterranean. Sunni Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri is ...
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Iran-backed Hezbollah, Allies Set for Major Gains in Lebanese Election
backed Hezbollah movement and its political allies appear to be on course, according to preliminary results and pollsters’ calculations, to win half the seats in Lebanon’s parliament from Sunday’s election — the country’s first parliamentary poll in almost a decade. The still-to-be confirmed ...
Iran says respects Lebanese people's vote, ready to cooperate: state TV
Iran said on Monday it respected the votes cast by people in Lebanon’s parliamentary election, where unofficial results showed Iran-backed Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats, state TV reported. “Lebanon is an independent country ... Iran respects (the) vote of ...
Hezbollah allies gain in Lebanon vote, underscoring Iran sway
Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats in Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, unofficial results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel and underlining Tehran’s growing regional clout./ Branded a terrorist group by the United States, the ...
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Iran says respects Lebanese people's vote, ready to cooperate: state TV
Iran said on Monday it respected the votes cast by people in Lebanon’s parliamentary election, where unofficial results showed Iran-backed Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats, state TV reported./ A woman holds her baby as she waits her turn to vote at a polling ...
Explainer: Lebanon vote under new rules likely to keep old guard in power
Lebanese will have a first opportunity in nine years to vote in a general election on May 6 under new rules, expected to bring some changes to parliament but preserve a unity government combining its main political blocs. A smooth election and the swift formation of a new government are not only ...
