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⋯ Voter turnout as of 7:00 pm:

- Nabatiyeh: 55.1%
- Zahrani: 51.2%
- Jezzin: 42.2% (Saida city: 29.5%)
- Western Beqaa: 39.4%
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Israeli president Isaac Herzog is in UAE offering his condolences over the death of the late president of UAE Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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⋯ The voter turnout in Kesrouan al-Fotouh reached 65%, Koura 43.7, Zgharta 46.7%, and in Aley district did not exceed 35%
⋯ Comparing the turnout of today at 18:30 (37.5%) and of 2018 (46.9%): lower in all regions.

South I and III are down by 10%, North I dropped by 18%, and Beqaa II by 33%. Only Mount Lebanon I is stable, down by 2.7%. In all constituencies of North Lebanon (I-II-III), it is down by 12%–26%.

The boycott by Hariri's Future Movement factored in this.

Update: The final voter turnout is 41.1%. In 2018, it was 49.7%.
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What's already known:

- Hezbullah will get #1 votes

What's interesting to know:

- If Hezbullah or allies will lose any seats in south Lebanon
- How many seats the "opposition" will get
- What will Christian party blocs look like (presidential elections soon)
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Hezbullah's MP Mohammad Raad has now 28,500 votes, with only several polling stations counted.

He got more than 40,000 votes in 2018 making him the MP with highest vote count. This will happen again this year.
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⋯ Voting concluded in Kfarsir.

Hezbullah and Amal: 2,537

Opposition: 158

Opposition (anti-Hezbullah with 14-March rhetoric) will likely get 1 seat in south Lebanon.
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⋯ Preliminary results in South Lebanon's third district (South ⁠III):

- Mohammed Raad: 35,115
- Hassan Fadlallah: 34,675
- Ali Fayyad: 21,907
- Hani Kobeisy: 14,096
- Ashraf Baydoun: 8,657
- Ali Hassan Khalil: 8,331
- Ayoub Hamid: 8,078
- Nasser Jaber: 4,754
- Elias Jaradeh: 4,397 (Orthodox seat)

Remaining votes: 46,438
⋯ If the opposition wins any seats in south Lebanon, it will be through Elias Jaradeh representing the Christian Orthodox seat.
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⋯ Initial voting results in South Lebanon & Rashaya for Hezbullah/Amal and allies.
⋯ So far in the Baalbek-Hermel

- Hezbullah & Amal: 106,255
- Lebanese Forces and Shia opposition: 14,184

51,000 votes still pending counting.

LF likely won the Christian seat, similar to 2018
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⋯ The most prominent losers in Beirut and Sidon elections so far are the lists backed by ex-Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
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⋯ Dr. Elias Jaradeh, an opposition candidate who might win a seat in South ⁠III (Nabatiyeh-‌Marjayoun-‌Hasbaya-‌Bint Jbeil) by defeating SSNP's candidate, was imprisoned for 8 ⁠months in the Israeli Khiam prison for distributing leaflets in support of the nationalist resistance in 1986.

By: @‌‌‎booklebanon
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