March 14 list wins Order of Engineers by-elections Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2012/Mar-26/167948-march-14-list-wins-order-of-engineers-by-elections.ashLebanon News

BEIRUT: The list backed by the Future Movement-led March 14 coalition, the Progressive Socialist Party and Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya, won Sunday’s by-elections for five seats on the Beirut Order of Engineers’ council. According to official results announced Sunday night, candidates George Feghali, Jahida Itani, Michel Matta, Marwan Sharrouf, Mughir Sinjaba won the five council seats with 4,642, 4,710, 4,576, 4,573 and 4,620 votes respectively. In north Lebanon, the list backed by March 14 and Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya also won four seats on the North Lebanon's Order of Engineers council. The winners are Mahmoud Fawwal, Habib Shami, and Atiya Merheb and Issam Fadous. Turnout was high compared to last year’s by-elections as engineers affiliated with the March 14 coalition and the Hezbollah-led March 8 group geared up to vote – 9,824 of 27,000 eligible engineers took part in Sunday’s vote.

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