BEIRUT: Lebanese is holding its first parliament elections in nine years, with more than 500 candidates vying for 128 seats. He is a critic of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group but his unity government incorporates members of the group. Amal group: The Shiite political group was created in the ’80s by Imam Moussa al-Sadr, who went missing in Libya in 1978. The group is a strong ally of Hezbollah and is headed by Lebanon’s powerful parliament speaker, Nabih Berri. The group has several candidates running in coalition with Hariri’s Future Movement, the right-wing Christian Lebanese Forces and others.

Source: Libya Today May 05, 2018 11:15 UTC