Lebanon elections uphold longstanding status quo

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Amal movement underlined their supporters to rein in their celebratory mood for fear that celebrations would create frictions with
incitement and provocations that came before the elections
Thanking their supporters for their expressions of happiness over the results of the elections, the Hezbollah and Amal movements called on
their supporters to avoid staging motorbike processions so that some troublemaking people do not take matters to places that would disturb
the electoral success.They also encouraged their supporters to refrain from any provocative moves
Shiites who voted for Hezbollah and Amal candidates
Despite the fact that Hezbollah and Amal retained all their seats, there have been speculations over the possible loss that Hezbollah and
its allies incurred in the elections.Some media outlets and pundits rushed to conclude that Hezbollah allies have been delivered a heavy
a Lebanese election that delivered significant gains to its rivals as well as to a protest movement that swept the country in a 2019
undermine Hezbollah despite the fact that Hezbollah retained all its seats and the real loss was incurred by the Free Patriotic Movement led
Free National Movement 18 seats while Hezbollah and the Amal movement gained 31 seats out of the 128-seat parliament
The independents have obtained 11 seats.Some believe that the results showed that the Hezbollah and Amal movements still enjoy massive