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Lebanon: Murdered Hariri's Son Wins Decisive Lead
Scoop Link: Al Jazeera reports
official results show Saad al-Hariri's bloc grabbing all 19
seats of the capital Beirut in the 128-member Lebanese
assembly in Sunday's vote. Many observers expect the
four-stage polls to sweep the anti-Syrian opposition to
power, even though the main alliance has splintered. The
elections will be held on three consecutive Sundays to fill
all 128 seats in the legislature.
The elections will be held on three consecutive Sundays to fill all 128 seats in the legislature.
Saad, son of slain former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri and a Sunni Muslim, plans to travel to the north and the east, where there is a sizable Sunni population, to join allies in trying to forge tickets and negotiate coalitions that could win the opposition more seats.
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