Firas Hamdan is one of 13 independent politicians who made it to Lebanon's May 15 parliamentary election. (AFP) Short Url Last week's Lebanese elections represented an elusive promise of change, but for change to prevail we have immense work ahead of us. In this historic shake-up of traditional political fiefdoms, several figures who were regarded as irreplaceable pillars of the old system — such as Hezbollah and Syria allies Talal Arslan, Elie Ferzli and Faisal Karami — lost their seats.

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