Lebanon's Hezbollah, allies lose majority in parliamentary elections

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Lebanon's Hezbollah, allies lose majority in parliamentary elections

STORY: Lebanon's Hezbollah, allies lose majority in parliamentary elections DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi holding a press conference to announce results of parliamentary elections STORYLINE: Lebanon's Interior Ministry on Tuesday announced the final results of the 2022 parliamentary elections, which showed the loss of majority in the parliament by Hezbollah and its allies. Hezbollah and its allies secured 59 seats, down from 71 in the previous elections in 2018, which are fewer than the 65 seats needed to secure a majority in the 128-seat parliament. The Free Patriotic Movement, a major Hezbollah ally, is no longer the largest Christian parliamentary bloc in the country as it won 18 seats compared to its rival the Lebanese Forces, which won 20 seats. Moreover, Hezbollah lost key allies including Druze leader Talal Arslan and Sunni leader Faysal Karame in Tripoli. The results published by the Ministry o

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