LIBANON
Verkiezing kan Iran de macht geven
May 10, 2022 -
Parliamentary elections are being held against a backdrop of political
stagnation and economic crisis, with an inability to provide basic services, the plummeting value of the Lebanese pound and disaffected Sunni voters.
High abstentions among Sunnis, together with the withdrawal from the election of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his Future Movement, could be enough to hand power to the Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Within the framework of Lebanon’s denominationally accounted parliament, Hezbollah and their allies - who won 71 of the 128 seats in the last election - could control a two-thirds majority of 86 seats, enough to bypass any blocking veto.
- A rival sits out Lebanon's election. Now Hezbollah could fill the void (Reuters)
- Seeking change, more than 100,000 Lebanese cast ballots for May 15 election (Reuters)
- Lebanon: Politicians mobilise in Sunni districts after Hariri (Al Jazeera)
- Electoral map (Nawhal watan)
- Mapping Lebanon (L’Orient Today)