Pro-Western bloc beats Hezbollah in Lebanon vote

BEIRUT (AP) - Final election results released by the Lebanese government show that pro-Western factions defeated Hezbollah and its allies in the tight race and will retain a majority in parliament. The election was an early test of President Barack Obama's efforts to forge Middle East peace. A win by Hezbollah would have boosted the influence of its backers Iran and Syria and risked pushing one of the region's most unsettled countries into international isolation. Interior Minister Ziad Baroud read the returns from all 26 read more

NECN | June 8, 2009

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