Christian votes mattered less than expected in elections, analysts say
Monolithic voting by Sunnis, Shiites shaped outcome of polls
By Michael Bluhm
Daily Star staff
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
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Monolithic sectarian voting by Lebanon's Sunnis and Shiites decided the results of Sunday's general elections, upending conventional wisdom that the country's Christians would determine the vote's winner, a number of analysts told The Daily Star on Monday. Christian-majority districts remained the crucial electoral battlegrounds.
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