(Reuters) – Hezbollah and allies who support its armed presence have lost the parliamentary majority they held since 2018 in Lebanon, according to a Reuters tally of official results released on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to the heavily armed group.
Hezbollah, the Shi’ite Amal Movement, the Christian Free Patriotic Movement and a number of other MPs considered to support the group’s armed presence in the country now hold around 62 seats, compared to 71 in the outgoing parliament.
A source allied to the group confirmed the number to Reuters.
(Reporting by Maya Gebeily, Editing by William Maclean)
