Hariri opposition bloc to control Lebanese parliament

The Lebanese minister of the interior Hassan al-Sabe' on Monday evening officially announced the wining of the 28th parliamentarians in the list backed by parliamentarian Saad al-Hariri, son of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, in all parliamentary seats dedicated to the north area, over which votes were held on Sunday within the context of the fourth and last round of parliamentary talks in Lebanon.

In a press conference, al-Sabe' stressed that the elections were held in complete transparency and that the ministry received only few number of complaints and took necessary measures against violations.

Al-Sabe' also rejected personal accusations addressed against him by candidates stand against al-Mustaqbal ( future) trend led by Saad al-Hariri especially those by candidate Suleiman Franjieh, former minister of the interior, in which he accused al-Sabe' of being aligned to al-Mustaqbal trend.

Al-Sabe' said "should Franjieh accuse me of being an employee for al-Hariri family due to my strong relations with them, I accuse him of being an employee for the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with whom he is linked to a strong relations." For his part, Saad al-Hariri said that the people of north Lebanon determined the character of the next Lebanese parliament after they had voted for the opposition. He promised to make what he called the comprehensive change sought by the Lebanese.

The Hariri block includes his supporters and other Christian opposition from the left. This is considered for the first time in 30 years in which anti-Syrian opposition dominates the parliament. Results of the elections open the way wide before Hariri to assume the post of the prime minister.