Gemayel looses Important Lebanese By-Election

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From Beirut to the Beltway - Tensions ran high this week as former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel and General Michel Aoun engaged in another hostile exchange over Lebanese by-elections. The battle was the fiercest in the district of Metn, a Christian enclave in the hills north of Beirut.

Why are these local elections being watched by the world?

Who gains? Who loses? And will the impact be felt as far as Washington?

Watch the accompanying video, Mosaic Intelligence Report - August 3, 2007.

UPDATE:

"Amin Gemayel,
Lebanon's former president, has called for unity among the country's
Christian population, after his narrow defeat in a parliamentary
by-election by another Christian candidate.
 
Sunday's vote was
seen as an indicator as to which way the country's divided Christian
community will vote in September's presidential election." -- Al Jazeera English