Election campaign billboards installed by General Michel Aoun's opposition Free Patriotic Movement line up a main highway on the northern outskirts of Beirut on April 23, 2009, as the Lebanese prepare for their June 7 parliamentary elections. European Union observers have begun deploying in Lebanon to monitor the election process which could see the ruling Western-backed majority in parliament overtaken by a Hezbollah-led alliance, which includes the Christian general's movement. Getty Images logo Getty Images 34 months ago

Election campaign billboards installed by General Michel Aoun's opposition Free Patriotic Movement line up a main highway on the northern outskirts of Beirut on April 23, 2009, as the Lebanese prepare for their June 7 parliamentary elections. European Union observers have begun deploying in Lebanon to monitor the election process which could see the ruling Western-backed majority in parliament overtaken by a Hezbollah-led alliance, which includes the Christian general's movement.

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