Lebanon Elections: Hezbollah Bloc Loses Majority As Final Results Released

After the final results of Lebanon's elections were announced on Tuesday, Hezbollah and its allies lost their majority in the Lebanese parliament, with their opponent, the Christian Lebanese Forces, becoming the largest Christian party in parliament, according to The Jerusalem Post.

The election was characterised by violence, election law violations, and power shortages, with only roughly 41% of eligible voters casting ballots.

Hezbollah and Christian Lebanese Forces supporters battled, and polling observers were threatened, as Lebanese residents voted in the country's first parliamentary elections since the country's economic crisis began.

On Sunday, monitors from the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE) reported being threatened by members of Hezbollah and its partner, the Amal Movement, at various polling stations.

Politicians must now try to establish a government and resume attempts to alleviate Lebanon's deteriorating economic situation.

Following are the results of the elections by party, according to L'Orient Le Jour:

• Lebanese Forces: 19 seats
• Free Patriotic Movement (Hezbollah ally): 17 seats
• Amal (Hezbollah ally): 14 seats
• Related to the Future Movement: 8 seats
• Hezbollah: 13 seats
• Kataeb: 4 seats
• Marada (Hezbollah ally): 2 seats
• Progressive Socialist Party: 8 seats
• Opposition Groups formed after economic protests: 13 seats
• Independents: 16 seats
• Linked to March 8 alliance (Hezbollah allies): 9 seats
• Linked to March 14 alliance: 2 seats
• Tashnag (Hezbollah ally): 3 seats

According to Al-Mayadeen, Hezbollah MP Mohammed Raad warned other parties to "pay attention to their political discourse and actions, as well as the country's future," and to avoid becoming "fuel for a civil war."

Raad also warned that if the other parties refused to establish a national unity government, they would "drag Lebanon into the abyss." "We accept you as our opponents in Parliament," he added, addressing Hezbollah's critics, "but we will not tolerate you as shields for Israel and those behind it."