• An electoral worker sits next to ballot boxes, at the Justice Palace, in Jdeideh. Reuters
    An electoral worker sits next to ballot boxes, at the Justice Palace, in Jdeideh. Reuters
  • A soldier stands guard as ballots are counted at the Justice Palace. Reuters
    A soldier stands guard as ballots are counted at the Justice Palace. Reuters
  • Jad Ghosn, an opposition candidate, gestures as people wait for the announcement of official election results, in Jdeideh. Reuters
    Jad Ghosn, an opposition candidate, gestures as people wait for the announcement of official election results, in Jdeideh. Reuters
  • Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi announces the final results for some districts. EPA
    Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi announces the final results for some districts. EPA
  • Opposition candidate Yassin Yassin gestures as he is greeted by supporters in Jeb Jennin, West Bekaa. Reuters
    Opposition candidate Yassin Yassin gestures as he is greeted by supporters in Jeb Jennin, West Bekaa. Reuters
  • Supporters of the Lebanese Forces take to the streets during parliamentary elections in the Ashrafieh district of Beirut. Bloomberg
    Supporters of the Lebanese Forces take to the streets during parliamentary elections in the Ashrafieh district of Beirut. Bloomberg
  • Lebanon headed to the polls with its economy in the grip of hyperinflation. Bloomberg
    Lebanon headed to the polls with its economy in the grip of hyperinflation. Bloomberg
  • Lebanese youths supporting Hezbollah and Amal movement wave their party flags after parliamentary elections in a suburb of Beirut. EPA
    Lebanese youths supporting Hezbollah and Amal movement wave their party flags after parliamentary elections in a suburb of Beirut. EPA
  • Supporters of Lebanon's Shiite groups Hezbollah and Amal lift their flags during a motorbike rally after voting. AFP
    Supporters of Lebanon's Shiite groups Hezbollah and Amal lift their flags during a motorbike rally after voting. AFP
  • Children swim in an inflatable pool that supporters of former prime minister Saad Hariri installed to illustrate their intention to boycott parliamentary elections in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    Children swim in an inflatable pool that supporters of former prime minister Saad Hariri installed to illustrate their intention to boycott parliamentary elections in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • Voters queue to place their vote in parliamentary elections in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Voters queue to place their vote in parliamentary elections in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, stands in a polling booth to vote in Tebnin. Reuters
    Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, stands in a polling booth to vote in Tebnin. Reuters
  • Voters register at a polling station in Beirut. Bloomberg
    Voters register at a polling station in Beirut. Bloomberg
  • Lebanese President Michel Aoun follows the parliamentary elections on screens from the Presidential Palace in Beirut. AP
    Lebanese President Michel Aoun follows the parliamentary elections on screens from the Presidential Palace in Beirut. AP
  • A Lebanese woman shows her inked finger after she cast her vote at a polling station in Beirut. AP
    A Lebanese woman shows her inked finger after she cast her vote at a polling station in Beirut. AP
  • Voters look at a list of candidates at a polling station in Beirut. Bloomberg
    Voters look at a list of candidates at a polling station in Beirut. Bloomberg
  • Lebanese policemen help a voter into a polling station in Beirut. AP
    Lebanese policemen help a voter into a polling station in Beirut. AP
  • A Lebanese voter casts her ballot paper in Beirut. EPA
    A Lebanese voter casts her ballot paper in Beirut. EPA
  • Gyorgy Holvenyi (R), chief observer of the European Union election observation mission, visits a polling station in Beirut. EPA
    Gyorgy Holvenyi (R), chief observer of the European Union election observation mission, visits a polling station in Beirut. EPA
  • Lebanese people wait to vote during parliamentary elections in the capital city. EPA
    Lebanese people wait to vote during parliamentary elections in the capital city. EPA
  • Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, Grand Mufti of Lebanon, casts his ballot paper during parliamentary elections in Beirut. EPA
    Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, Grand Mufti of Lebanon, casts his ballot paper during parliamentary elections in Beirut. EPA
  • People queue to cast their votes in the Lebanese capital. AP
    People queue to cast their votes in the Lebanese capital. AP
  • Posters in Al Tariq Al Jadida, Beirut, depict Lebanon’s former prime minister Saad Hariri. Reuters
    Posters in Al Tariq Al Jadida, Beirut, depict Lebanon’s former prime minister Saad Hariri. Reuters
  • A woman prepares her ballot at a polling station in a southern suburb of Beirut. AFP
    A woman prepares her ballot at a polling station in a southern suburb of Beirut. AFP
  • Former prime minister Hassan Diab, who succeeded Saad Hariri, casts his ballot in Beirut. AFP
    Former prime minister Hassan Diab, who succeeded Saad Hariri, casts his ballot in Beirut. AFP
  • A voter checks lists for the parliamentary election at a polling station in the Lebanese capital Beirut. AFP
    A voter checks lists for the parliamentary election at a polling station in the Lebanese capital Beirut. AFP
  • A woman waits to vote in Beirut. EPA
    A woman waits to vote in Beirut. EPA
  • Security forces stand guard at Nur Square on the southern entrance of the northern Lebanese port city Tripoli. AFP
    Security forces stand guard at Nur Square on the southern entrance of the northern Lebanese port city Tripoli. AFP
  • Former Lebanese prime minister Fouad Siniora casts his vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election, in Sidon, southern Lebanon. Reuters
    Former Lebanese prime minister Fouad Siniora casts his vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election, in Sidon, southern Lebanon. Reuters
  • A man check voters' lists in the capital Beirut. AP
    A man check voters' lists in the capital Beirut. AP
  • A woman votes in Lebanon's parliamentary elections in Beirut. AP
    A woman votes in Lebanon's parliamentary elections in Beirut. AP
  • Police check the ID of voters outside a polling station near the Lebanese coastal city of Byblos (Jbeil), north of Beirut. AFP
    Police check the ID of voters outside a polling station near the Lebanese coastal city of Byblos (Jbeil), north of Beirut. AFP
  • A voter dips her finger in ink after casting her ballot in the parliamentary election at a polling station near Byblos. AFP
    A voter dips her finger in ink after casting her ballot in the parliamentary election at a polling station near Byblos. AFP
  • A Lebanese woman shows her ink-marked thumb after voting in Shmustar, Bekaa valley. EPA
    A Lebanese woman shows her ink-marked thumb after voting in Shmustar, Bekaa valley. EPA
  • People queueing to vote at Ras El Nabeh Public School for Girls. Fatima Al Mahmoud/ The National
    People queueing to vote at Ras El Nabeh Public School for Girls. Fatima Al Mahmoud/ The National

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Lebanon elections 2022 as it happened: see which candidates and parties won

Voters cast ballots on May 15 for first time since October protests of 2019

The National

May 16, 2022

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The results have been released in Lebanon's 2022 parliamentary election.

Hezbollah and its allies have lost their majority in Lebanon's parliament, final results suggest, in an election the EU described as being “overshadowed by widespread practices of vote buying, clientelism and corruption … affecting the level playing field and undermining voter choice”.

Check The National's electoral results graphics below and see the full list of winning candidates, parties and seats by district.

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