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⬆️ A very shy increase considering the population growth of the Shia community and the the number of those who reached 21 in 2022, but were younger than that in 2018? However, this election had a much lower turnout.
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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…
Elias Jaradeh, the opposition candidate who won the Christian Orthodox seat in South ⁠III (Nabatiyeh-‌Marjayoun-‌Hasbaya-‌Bint Jbeil) told Al-Manar: “There is a necessity to protect the resistance and its achievements and the blood of its martyrs”.

This makes Firas Hamdan the only pro-Israel anti-Hezbullah MP in South Lebanon.
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The USD exchange rate rose back to 30,000 USD/LBP.

Further increase is excepted.
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Hezbullah's SG will speak tomorrow noon to discuss the results of the parliamentary elections.
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⋯ The FPM (Gebran Basil) officially holds the biggest Christian party in the parliament and the biggest bloc (with non-Christians).

Lebanese Forces party (Geagea)'s party is the 2nd, with 18 Christians.

Independents got 13, Kataeb got 4, Marada 2, NGOs 5, and Amal 1.
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Commander of CENTCOM will visit Israel this week to meet the Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz and CoS Aviv Kochavi.

They will discuss mutual cooperation, training, and cooperation during war [US soldiers' deployment in air defense units].
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⋯ The FPM (Gebran Basil) officially holds the biggest Christian party in the parliament and the biggest bloc (with non-Christians). Lebanese Forces party (Geagea)'s party is the 2nd, with 18 Christians. Independents got 13, Kataeb got 4, Marada 2, NGOs 5…
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Firas Salloum, who was on one of the opposition/independent lists, being celebrated in his hometown with tunes singing for Bachar Al-Assad and Syria.

Firas represents the Alawite seat in North ⁠II.

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Hezbullah in cooperation with local municipalities started to remove all flags and posters raised during the elections period, as ordered by law.
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Harvesting season of cantaloupe in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip.
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On these days, during the May 2021 war in Gaza, head of Hamas's technical military intelligence unit Sami Ridwan was assassinated.

As seen in the first photo, Sami was once in South Lebanon at Hezbullah's war-trophy open-museum in Mlita.
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What are the most notable losses in the 2022 parliamentary elections:

1- Eli Ferzli (pro-banker, MP for 32 ⁠years)

2- Asad Hardan (ex-SSNP, MP for 30 ⁠years)

3- Ziad Aswad (FPM leader, MP for 13 ⁠years)

4- Mustafa Alloush (deputy leader of Future Movement)

5 - Faisal Karami (head of Karama party, MP for 4 ⁠years)

6- Talal Arslan (head of the Democratic Party, MP for 30 ⁠years)

7- Wiam Wahhab (head of the Arab Unity party, ex-minister)

8- Hadi Hobeish (Future Movement, MP for 17 ⁠years)
Queues at the gas stations as fuel importing companies refused to deliver fuel, demanding increase of prices.
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MP-elect Abdul Aziz Samad [close to Saad Al-Hariri] sacrificed 100 sheep over his victory in the elections to be distributed to the families in Bakhoun and Danniyeh.
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The U.S.A airforce is taking part in the Israeli military’s Chariots of Fire drill.

The drill simulates a multi-front war against Lebanon, Gaza, and eventually Syria/Iran.
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In one of the interesting stories of the Lebanese elections, Hezbullah's MP Hussein Izzeddine got 27,927 votes which is greater than the votes Kataeb party's 4 MP got combined.

Izzeddine ranks 4th between Hezbullah's MP in terms of vote count.
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According to Al-Akhbar's tally, majority of Amal Movement's MP lost votes in comparison with 2018's results, while Hezbullah's increased in an an average of 3,000 vote each.
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