Lebanon: Parliament speaker will call session to elect new president
Lebanon: Parliament speaker will call session to elect new president
Lebanon's parliament, formed in May, is preparing to elect the nation's next president with the parliament speaker set to call for a session on Thursday.
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No political bloc in Lebanon gained a substantial majority in the general elections held in May [source: Getty]
Lebanese parliament speaker will call for a session to elect a new president on September 29, an official source told Reuters, despite no political consensus on a candidate.
The session will be held just over a month before current 's term is set to end on October 31.
By convention, the president of Lebanon is a Christian Maronite, and the main responsibility is to serve as a symbol of the nation's unity.Ìý
±õ²ÔÌý, a president is elected by way of a secret ballot and a two-thirds majority in the first session, with an absolute majority in subsequent rounds.
Given , the coming election is set to be one of the most important in the nation's history.Ìý
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