Pro-reform, opposition candidates won at least 13 seats in Lebanon's new parliament and Hezbollah along with its allies lost a 2018 majority, winning 62 seats according to election results announced by the interior ministry.
#BREAKING: Hezbollah and its allies score 62 seats in Lebanon's parliament, losing 2018 majority - @Reuters tally of official results
— Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) May 17, 2022
(These are MPs considered to support Hezbollah's arms)
The seats won by the opposition candidates mark an unprecedented gain for reformists in Lebanon's parliament and allow them to appeal any law presented to the parliament, which requires a unanimous vote from at least 10 members of parliament.
BREAKING: Lebanon pro-reform candidates win at least 13 seats: results via @AFP.
— Aya Iskandarani (@Aya_Isk) May 17, 2022
The win for political reformists in the recent elections comes after multiple crises and years of corruption, political incompetence and economic mishandling left Lebanese citizens desperate to see change for the better.
