Lebanon Parliament set to elect new president
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has said the assembly will convene on Sept. 29 to elect a new president.
In a statement, Berri’s office said the session will be held at 11:00 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) to elect a new president.
President Michel Aoun’s six-year term ends on October 31.
The votes of two-thirds of lawmakers in the 128-member assembly are required for a candidate to be successful in the first round of voting, after which a simple majority suffices.
The president in Lebanon is limited to only one six-year term.
Lebanese MPs have not yet agreed on a successor to Aoun, raising concerns of a political and institutional deadlock in Lebanon, which has been going through a deep economic crisis since 2019.
Lebanon has already been without a fully functioning government since May.
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