Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Wednesday (May 9th) congratulated women for winning six parliament seats in Sunday’s general elections, up from just four in the 2009-era parliament, Lebanon’s Naharnet reported.
"We congratulate the women of Lebanon for winning six parliamentary seats, and congratulations for al-Mustaqbal Movement for winning half of these seats," he said in a social media post.
Lebanon's new parliament will include six female lawmakers across the country: Paula Yacoubian, Roula Tabsh, Sethrida Geagea, Bahia Hariri, Enaya Ezzeddine and Dima Jamali.
The landmark May 6th election saw a record 86 women run, with virtually every party -- except Hizbullah -- putting forth female candidates.
