BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Parliament failed to elect a president for the third time on Thursday amid a deep financial crisis.
Outgoing President, Michel Aoun’s term ends on 31 October and divisions remain among political blocs over the makeup of a new cabinet. Lebanon has been without a fully functioning government since May. The presidency has fallen vacant several times since the 1975-90 Civil War. A total of 119 of 128 Parliamentarians convened for half an hour on Thursday. The election rules require a two-thirds quorum, meaning no one party or alliance can impose its choice.