Hezbollah and Amal dominate the south

People drove to the south to vote very early on in the morning to avoid heavy traffic (Lebanese have to vote where they are from, regardless of where they live).

Some cars brandished Hezbollah and Amal flags over their windows and roofs. The Shia heavyweight parties are expected to win the South II and South III constituencies by a landslide.

Running against them are independents who are hopeful that, after successive crises that have worn out the Lebanese public, they would be able to penetrate the traditional parties’ hold in the south.

For more information on the battle for south Lebanon, read here:

Hezbollah and Amal court bitter and broke southerners