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June 8, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6452810.ece

Pro-Western Bloc Defeats Hizbullah in Lebanese Election

[Times-UK] Nicholas Blanford - The Western-backed March 14 bloc appeared to have retained its parliamentary majority in Lebanon's closely fought election in the face of a strong challenge by the Hizbullah-led opposition, according to preliminary results. Lebanese television predicted that March 14 had won 70 seats in the 128-seat parliament. "We've lost the election," a source close to the opposition told Reuters. "We accept the result as the will of the people."

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