Shiite group's allies lost seats in Sunday's voting, but Israel's northern neighbor remains a dysfunctional state in which Nasrallah's terror faction does what it pleases

Iran-backed terror group seems to retain its parliamentary seats, while some of its allies lose theirs; Saudi-backed LF party wins several new seats

Christian Lebanese Forces party, among Iranian proxy's most vocal critics, says it won at least 20 seats, making it largest Christian bloc in parliament

Blast-shaken Beirut goes to polls for first time since financial mismanagement dragged it to brink of failed statehood, yet ruling elite expected to weather public anger

Political class blamed for country's woes is expected to hold onto levers of power

Calls to dismantle terror group have dominated campaigns of rival factions ahead of vote, the first since economic collapse, deadly Beirut port blast

Amid economic meltdown, Lebanese to cast votes Sunday for first time since 2020 port blast that left over 200 dead; Hezbollah and allies expected to retain or boost majority

Antonio Guterres calls for Iran-backed terror group to become 'a solely civilian political party' as he demands 'free, fair transparent and inclusive' vote for parliament on May 15

Parliamentary vote comes amid country's continued economic meltdown and the still-open investigation into the massive deadly blast at Beirut's port in 2020

Debt-burdened nation has been without a government since Saad Hariri resigned in October, as political parties fail to agree on makeup of new leadership team