Anti-Syrian Aoun leads Lebanon election

Anti-Syrian Christian leader Michel Aoun, who returned from 14 years’ exile only five weeks ago, appeared poised to hand other anti-Syrian opposition groups a surprising defeat in Lebanese parliamentary elections, denying them the majority they had hoped to muster in their drive to end Syria’s political control.

A senior opposition leader, Walid Jumblatt, conceded late yesterday that the opposition had suffered losses, as did several other main opposition candidates.