2022-06-05: News Headlines

Editor2 (2022-06-05). The Angry Arab: Lebanon's Hung Parliament. orinocotribune.com By As'ad AbuKhalil May 29, 2022 | Did Hizbullah really receive a devastating blow in the elections? As'ad AbuKhalil says the answer is not as simple as Western coverage makes it seem. | The gist of Western headlines about Lebanon's election earlier this month were the same: that either Hizbullah and its bloc suffered a severe blow or Western allies won hands-down. | In the 128-seat Lebanese Parliament, 65 seats are needed for a majority. In the 2018 election, Hizbullah and its allies held 71 seats. Western media reports give differing results, but all put Hizbullah's bloc below 65 seats. | The Washington Po…




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