Hezbollah and allies win majority in Lebanon election

Gains for Shia group further boosts Iran’s influence in the region

An ink-stained index finger before a poster depicting a waving Lebanese flag
(Image credit: Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)

Unofficial results from Lebanon’s first parliamentary election in almost a decade show that Hezbollah and its political allies have won just over half of the seats.

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