Hezbollah claims victory, PM Hariri loses a third of seats in Lebanon’s parliamentary vote
France 24 Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Monday that his Sunni-dominated political movement had lost a third of its seats in parliament while Hezbollah claimed victory in early results. Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah claimed victory on Monday after elections it said legitimised its military branch, leaving Saudi-backed Prime Minister Saad Hariri as the main loser. The two main protagonists of the country’s… Read more »