Hezbollah allies gain in Lebanon vote

By Tom Perry, Laila Bassam and Ellen Francis
Updated May 7 2018 - 6:56pm, first published 6:52pm

Hezbollah and its political allies have won just over half the seats in Lebanon's parliamentary elections, unofficial results show, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel and underlining Tehran's growing regional influence.

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