Lebanese Parliament fails again to elect President of the Republic

On Oct 20, 2022

On October 20^th, the Lebanese Parliament failed again to elect a President of the Republic after no candidate could obtain two-thirds of the votes of the Members of Parliament.

The National News Agency stated that 110 Members of Parliament out of 128 participated in the voting session to elect a new president of the republic.

After the votes were counted, none of the candidates got two-thirds of the votes, while 55 Members of Parliament voted with a white paper.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri set a new date for the presidential election session on October 24.

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