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

Lebanese parliament to hold presidential vote again as deadline looms

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 22, 2014 | Middle East

London and Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s parliament is scheduled to hold a fifth round of voting to choose the country’s next president on Thursday, as the May 25 deadline to choose a successor to outgoing president Michel Suleiman approaches. The two...

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March 14 official Fares Soueid (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Soueid: Hezbollah wants a political vacuum in Lebanon

by Layal Abu Rahal | May 21, 2014 | Interviews

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Although the end of Lebanese President Michel Suleiman’s term on May 25 is looming ever nearer, the country’s fractious political parties have been unable to agree on a successor. As on many other issues, Lebanon’s two main political movements,...

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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)

Lebanese presidential deadlock continues

by Layal Abu Rahal | May 12, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese politicians remained at odds over the country’s next president on Sunday, as the end of incumbent Michel Suleiman’s term on May 25 approaches. Despite the wishes of all political parties to avoid a political vacuum, a leading political...

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Samir Geagea (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Lebanon: Geagea says he is prepared to withdraw presidential candidacy

by Thair Abbas | May 10, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said he is prepared to withdraw his presidential bid if his March 14 alliance puts forward a “consensus” candidate with a similar platform and objectives. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat conducted after...