Hariri camp claims win in Lebanon elections

THE anti-Syrian opposition captured control of Lebanon’s parliament yesterday, breaking Syria’s long domination of the country, according to unofficial results and the opposition leader, Saad Hariri.

“The north has decided the character of the new parliament and given the absolute majority to the opposition,” Mr Hariri told a news conference about yesterday’s elections in north Lebanon, the fourth and final round of the parliamentary polls.

Unofficial results showed the opposition candidates taking all the seats in the north. The Interior Ministry delayed the announcement of official results because the counting took longer than expected.