The provisional count of the legislative votes puts them far from the 65 majority seats they won in 2018
Lebanon’s first parliamentary elections since the country’s economic collapse and massive protests of 2019, which left the political class in an apparent position of discredit, ended with polls closing on Sunday and the counting of votes this Monday. with interim results. The data, according to information gathered by the newspaper ‘L’Orient le Jour’, reflected a priori a blow from the largest parliamentary bloc, the Shia militia party Hezbollah, backed by Iran and considered a “terrorist” organization by several Western countries.
Early results indicate they risk not getting the 65 seats needed to maintain the majority they’ve enjoyed since 2018, as the opposition gains momentum. His Christian ally, President Michel Aoun’s Free Patriotic Movement (MPL), also suffered a loss of support. Instead, the Lebanese Forces (LF), led by Samir Geagea and with strong ties to Saudi Arabia, won several seats and is expected to become the largest Christian party. “We can say that the Lebanese people have sanctioned power and joined us, expressing their will for new beginnings,” said their spokesman, Marc Saad.
Nearly four million citizens were called to vote, but the election event had a low turnout, 41%, 8 points lower than the previous election in 2018. Regardless of the results, which could affect November’s presidential election, analysts are forecasting months of negotiations for the formation of the next government
Source: La Verdad
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