New player shakes up Lebanon’s opposition
Christian leader Michel Aoun’s strong showing in the third round of Lebanese voting has catapulted him into a powerful position in the country’s new political era and could deny the main anti-Syrian coalition a parliamentary majority, analysts and observers said yesterday. Although the makeup of Lebanon’s new parliament won’t be clear until next weekend’s fourth and final round, the emerging picture suggests a protracted period of deal-making before a new government is formed.Full Story