Lebanon Fails for 7th Time to Elect New President

Date: 25 November 2022 - 21:46

News ID: ۱۰۹۳۶۶

BEIRUT (Anadolu) – Lebanese lawmakers, on Thursday, failed for a seventh time to elect a new president. The voting session was attended by 110 lawmakers of the 128-member Parliament. Michel Moawad, a candidate backed by the Lebanese Forces party, got 42 votes, well short of the figure needed to win the first round, while 50 lawmakers cast blank ballots. Speaker, Nabih Berri, set the next voting session for a week from 1 December. A candidate needs two-thirds of the vote (86 lawmakers) in the 128-member Parliament to get through the first stage, while an absolute majority is needed in subsequent rounds.