Lebanese began voting in Beirut on Sunday with the son of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri set to triumph in the general election. Armed police and soldiers guarded polling stations which opened across the capital at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT). More than 400,000 people are eligible to vote in Beirut to choose 19 representatives to the 128-seat parliament, according to Reuters. For the first time, foreign observers will monitor Lebanon's polls, with a team of more than 100 led by the European Union. "The election is a special democratic accomplishment after the developments Lebanon has witnessed since the assassination of Hariri," Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Saturday.
