Lebanon Election News

Hariri slate expected to win Lebanon finale
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (CNN) -- Candidates led by the son of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri were projected to win a solid victory in Lebanon's final round of parliamentary elections Sunday, but official results were not expected until Monday, a Hariri aide said.

Anti-Syrian Opposition claims victory in Lebanon election
Tripoli, Lebanon - The anti-Syrian Lebanese opposition alliance swept the fourth and final stage of Lebanon's elections, resulting in the first anti-Syrian majority since the 1975-1990 civil war. The tightly contested race between Saad Hariri's and Michel Aoun's candidates was critical in determining the dynamics of the new parliament.

Hariri's victory gives the 35 year old an absolute majority of 72 seats out of the 128 total.

Anti-Syrian alliance claims majority in Lebanese elections

LEBANON'S anti-Syrian alliance, led by the billionaire son of an assassinated former prime minister, was last night claiming it had secured a parliamentary majority with a decisive victory in the last phase of general elections.

That outcome would increase pressure on Hezbollah to disarm and help the opposition to unseat the president, Emile Lahoud, Syria's staunchest ally in Beirut. Washington is keen to see both happen.

A source at Saad al-Hariri's parliamentary Future bloc said after the polls closed: "We are heading for a landslide in north Lebanon. We'll easily get the 21 seats necessary for the parliament majority."