Today, Thursday, the Lebanese parliament failed for the second time to elect a president to replace the current president, Michel Aoun, whose term expires on 31 October.
For the second time.. the Lebanese Parliament failed to elect the President of the Republic The Lebanese Parliament holds a second session to elect the President of the Republic
The meeting, which was supposed to start at 11:00 local time, was delayed by about 10 minutes due to the lack of a quorum in the hall.
As a result, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned the session until 11:00 am the following Thursday, 20 October, due to the lack of a quorum to hold the session after 71 MPs were present in the public hall.
The constitutional term for electing a new president of the country began on September 1 and will last until October 31, 2022.
According to the Constitution, the election of the President of the Republic is carried out by a two-thirds majority of the total number of members of the Parliament, consisting of 128 members, that is, 86 deputies, and for the second term – by an absolute majority, that is, 65 deputies.
