President Michel Aoun underwent medical checkups including x-rays this morning at the Hotel Dieu hospital in Beirut, the Presidency said on Tuesday.

“He will be discharged in the next few hours once the checkups are completed,” the Presidency added.

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka on Tuesday congratulated Lebanon on the conduct of parliamentary elections on May 15, which she said “enabled the Lebanese people to exercise their democratic right to select their representatives and make their voices heard.”

The Israeli army on Tuesday said it “detected” a Hizbullah drone that crossed from Lebanon into Israel.

“The drone remained under the monitoring of surveillance units throughout the incident,” Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a tweet in Arabic.

The main issue that would polarize the new parliament elected on Sunday is Hizbullah's right to keep an arsenal that is described as equivalent to or better than the state's.

Some see it as a historical right and the best defense for the small Mediterranean country while others consider Hizbullah's weapons to be the root of all of Lebanon's ills.

After roaming cities chanting "Shiites, Shiites," a group of youths on scooters descended on Martyrs Square overnight and burned down the "revolution fist".

It was interpreted by independents as a gesture of spite by Hizbullah, after the election of Elias Jradeh and Firas Hamdan in the South III district for seats that Hizbullah and its allies had not lost in three decades.

Free Patriotic Movement Jebran Bassil has hit out at the Lebanese Forces after they lost a seat in Bsharri, the stronghold of the LF and Samir Geagea's hometown.

The LF lost the expected seat to William Tawk, a Marada-allied candidate, after having said they won at least 20 seats, which makes them the largest Christian bloc in the new Parliament at the expense of the FPM.

Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi announced on Tuesday the final results of the parliamentary elections.

Below are the names of the 128 MPS as announced by the minister:

As Lebanon awaits the final results of its parliamentary elections, enormous difficulties lie ahead.

The value of the Lebanese pound dropped on Tuesday, reaching 29,500 to the U.S. dollar.

Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi on Monday announced the officials results of parliamentary elections in seven electoral districts, as the counting of votes continued in the remaining districts.

“We have managed to organize the elections in a very good way despite the difficulties,” Mawlawi said at a press conference.

The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections, LADE, which was monitoring the parliamentary elections, said Monday it has registered many irregularities and violations during the polls.

LADE said its members were threatened and attacked by several groups, mostly in areas controlled by Hizbullah and Amal.