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File photo of Lebanese deputy parliamentary speaker Farid Makari. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Deputy speaker: Lebanese lawmakers are “apathetic” about presidency vacuum

by Thair Abbas | Jun 5, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The presidential vacuum that has endured in Lebanon since former president Michel Suleiman left office on May 25 is being met with general “apathy” by lawmakers tasked with electing a new president, according to deputy parliamentary speaker...

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Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center top, delivers a broadcast speech during a rally commemorating “Liberation Day,” which marks the withdrawal of the Israeli army from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern border town of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, Sunday May 25, 2014. Hezbollah’s leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah is warning that hardline foreign fighters in […]

Opinion: Lebanon’s Hijacked Presidency

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jun 5, 2014 | Opinion

In an atmosphere of illusions, hopes and the calculations of defeat and victory, the presidency of Lebanon remains vacant. The vacancy at the presidential palace can be attributed to a host of factors. First, there are Lebanese who still believe—whether wrongly or...

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Lebanese Member of Parliament Michel Aoun, right, seals the envelope in which he wrote his vote to elect new Lebanese president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on April 23, 2014. (EPA/Joseph Eid/Pool)

Lebanon: Aoun making presidential inroads

by Paula Astih | May 31, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Free Patriotic Movement leader and prospective March 8 Alliance presidential candidate Michel Aoun will push ahead with his presidential bid, local Maronite sources informed Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday. Seeking to secure a breakthrough to end...

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Lebanese members of parliament gather to elect the new president in downtown Beirut on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Joseph Eid, Pool)

Lebanon: March 14 Alliance mulls presidential “Plan B”

by Paula Astih | May 29, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The March 14 Alliance is set to move to “Plan B” as the presidential vacuum in Lebanon continues. Former president Michel Suleiman left office over the weekend, before parliament could elect a successor. The rival March 14 Alliance and March 8...

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Lebanese President Michel Suleiman reviews an honor guard, as he leaves the presidential palace without successor, ending his six-year term, in the Beirut suburb of Baabda, Lebanon, Saturday May 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Presidential vacuum begins in Lebanon

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 25, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—With President Michel Suleiman’s term in office coming to an end on Sunday, Lebanon is officially entering a “presidential vacuum,” with rival March 14 Alliance and March 8 Alliance lawmakers so far unable to choose the next head of state....