Hezbollah the big winner in Lebanon elections

Hezbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah

Hezbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah Source: AAP

The Iranian-backed Hezbollah and its allies are the big winners in Lebanon's first general election in nine years.


Western-backed prime minister Saad Hariri’s Future Movement has sustained significant losses.

The election now set to further raise regional tensions.


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