Lebanese general election, 2009 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Preliminary results indicated that the turnout had been as high as 55%.[4] The March 14 Alliance garnered 71 seats in the 128-member parliament, while the March 8 Alliance won 57 seats. This result is virtually the same as the result from the election in 2005. However, the March 14 alliance sees this is a moral victory over Hezbollah, who led the March 8 Alliance, and the balance of power is expected to shift in its favor.[5] Many observers expect to see the emergence of a National Unity Government similar to that created following the Doha Agreement in 2008.[6]
Despite a parliamentary loss, the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, claims to have received a higher percentage of the popular vote than did the March 14 Alliance. Although this figure is non-verifiable, the minority claims that out of the total votes cast, the March 8 Alliance won 55% of the popular vote, while the parliamentary victors, the March 14 Alliance, won only 45%.[7][8]
Mira, a parliament is not a government, but the body that establishes and changes the rules in the nation.
The Parliament in Israel, for example, is the Knesset.
The party-members of the Parliament(Knesset) in Israel are Mertz, Hadash, Ra'am-Ta'al, Balad, Labor, Kadima, Yisrael Beyteinu, Likud, Ha'bait Ha'Yehudi, Shas, Ithadut Ha'torah and Ha'Yihud Ha'Leumi.
However, the parties that make the coalition(government) of Israel are Shas, Yisrael Beiteinu, Likud, Ithadut Ha'torah, Ha'Yihud Ha'Leumi, Labor and Ha'Bayit Ha'Yehudi.
The rest of the parties that are not part of the coalition, and hence, are part of the opposition, are:
Kadima, Hadash, Mertz, Ra'am-Ta'al, and Balad.
Hope it helped you understand.