Hariri Congratulates Lebanese over March 14 Victory
Near-final results showed the March 14 coalition won parliamentary majority over the Hizbullah-led alliance in Sunday”s crucial polls.
"This is a big day in the history of democratic Lebanon," MP Saad Hariri told cheering supporters in Qoreitem after midnight.
"Congratulations to you, congratulations to freedom, congratulations to democracy," said a triumphant Hariri.
The majority in the old parliament won 71 seats in the new 128-seat assembly against 57 for Hizbullah and its Christian and Shiite allies, according to Future TV.
Celebratory gunfire erupted and fireworks exploded into the sky as jubilant Hariri supporters took to the streets after the election results tilted toward March 14 victory. ,
Police and Lebanese troops were out in force in sensitive areas for fear of fighting between rival political parties.