⋯ Hezbullah got 365,000 votes, an increase of 22,000 from the 2018 elections.

⋯ ⬥ Considering Hezbullah and Amal won all Shia seats, and because Hezbullah does not nominate anyone for the position of Parliament Speaker which is a Shia position, Nabih Berri will be the next parliament speaker, by virtue of being the only candidate, for the 8th time (32 years).

⬥ Charbel Nahas, leader of MMFD who nominated 65 candidates, lost in the election. He was also a candidate in 2018 and lost. Jad Ghosn is the only remaining MMFD candidate with a chance to win, and would be defeating LF's candidate.

⋯ The final voter turnout is 41.1%, less than 2018's turnout (49.7%).

⋯ Beqaa: Celebrations in Jib Jnin after the defeat of Elie Ferzli.

His seat was won by someone loyal to Walid Joumblatt.

⋯ The Lebanese Forces party announce they will not vote for Nabih Berri to become the parliament speaker nor will they be in a government Hezbullah participates in.

⋯ The Lebanese Forces party announce through their MP Ghada Ayoub that they will attempt to form a majority government (excludes Hezbullah, FPM, etc), and will focus on the upcoming presidential elections (attempt to make Samir Geagea president).

The USD exchange rate sharply increases to 28,750 LBP/USD.

In South III (Nabatiyeh-‌Marjayoun-‌Hasbaya-‌Bint Jbeil), the opposition wins a second seat, defeating the banker Marwan Kheireddin on Amal's list.

The winner, Firas Hamdan, close to Walid Joumblatt, is anti-Hezbullah and openly supported the Shwayya attack by some Druzes against Hezbullah's rocket unit that fired at Israel in retaliation to an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon.

More about Shwayya:
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🚨 Official:

In the attack on Syria three days ago, and for the first time ever, Russia openly engaged in the defense and fired an S-300 towards Israeli jets over the sea.

Russian “Pantsir” air defense also participated in the defense. twitter.com/LebUpdate/sta…

⋯ 🚨 Shots fired towards Al-Ahbash supporters' motorcade in Aisha Bakar, Beirut. (Correction)

No reports of injuries.

Journalist Jad Ghosn defeats LF's candidate, becoming a parliament member representing the opposition/MMFD.

⋯ Samy Gemayel: We consider that Hezbullah and its allies lost the elections and the people have chose clearly. This is a great achievement for the restoration of the legitimacy of Lebanon and we should no more allow Hezbollah to protect its weapons through the state.

⋯ Update: Jad Ghosn failed to reach the threshold, losing his chance to win a seat.

Expatriate voting had big influence on the results.

⋯ As of now, the Lebanese Forces party has only 15 seats after losing one in Akkar and one in Bcherri. Updates to follow.

Jad Ghosn lost by 88 votes only.

⋯ FPM seats allegedly rose to 21-22. Those include Sunni seats they won in Akkar.

⋯ MP Michel Mouawad: We failed in bringing down Gebran Bassil, however the bigger battle was removing the Christian legitimacy given to Hezbullah's weapons.

⋯ 🚨 Statement by David Schenker, a previous high ranking official in the U.S. State Department:

«I think NGOs have won about 10 seats so far, which is good, but perhaps they could have won more if they had somehow united and entered as a coherent opposition to civil society.

«I do not think that my support for the opposition in the Lebanese elections amounts to interference in the internal affairs. I am a public figure here, and I am not part of the the United States government anymore.

«It is interesting to see that people didn't vote for all of these pro-Syrian candidates loyal to Assad, such as Arslan and Wahhab and Faisal Karami, Ferzli and Asaad Hardan.»

⋯ Earlier today: High Israeli interest in the Lebanese elections, with focus on the Lebanese Forces' win versus FPM, and it constituting a defeat for Hezbullah's allied majority (a majority that isn't hostile to its weapons).

Video by: @‌‌‎lamessazzam

Update on the event:

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