March 14 coalition retains majority after parliamentary elections
Opposition source concedes defeat, accepts 'will of people'
By Mirella Hodeib
Daily Star staff
Monday, June 08, 2009
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Lebanon's opposition conceded defeat against the March 14 coalition in pivotal polls Sunday after weeks of fierce campaigning. "We've lost the election," a senior opposition source, who declined to be identified, told Reuters. "We accept the result as the will of the people." "We'll go back to the way we were," the source added.
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