Editing Elections in Lebanon (section)

=== 2008 Doha Agreement ===
Adopting the kaza as an electoral constituency in conformity with the 1960 law, whereby the districts of Marjayoun-[[Hasbaya District|Hasbaya]], [[Baalbek District|Baalbek]]-[[Hermel District|Hermel]] and West Bekaa-[[Rashaya District|Rashaya]] remain as a single electoral constituency each. As for Beirut, it was divided in the following manner: The first district: [[Achrafieh]] – Rmeil – Saifi The second district: Bachoura – Medawar – the [[Port of Beirut|Port]] The third district: Minet al-Hosn – Ain al-Mreisseh – Al-Mazraa – Mousseitbeh – Ras Beirut – Zoqaq al-Blat.

Elections took place on June 7, 2009. The [[Rafik Hariri Martyr List]], an anti-Syrian bloc led by [[Saad Hariri]], captured control of the legislature winning 71 of the 128 available seats. The [[Amal Movement|Amal]]-[[Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc|Hezbollah]] alliance won 30 seats, with 27 seats going to the [[Free Patriotic Movement]] and allied parties.