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Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri casts his vote to elect the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Joesph Eid, Pool)

Lebanon no closer to appointing new president

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 6, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon appeared no closer to choosing a successor to President Michel Suleiman a day before the third round of voting, set to take place on Wednesday. The outgoing Lebanese president presided over his last National Dialogue meeting at the...

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A ballot box sits on a table next to the national flag at the Lebanese Parliament in the capital Beirut on April 22, 2014. (AFP Photo)

Lebanon: Parliament fails to select president in second vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 30, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s parliament on Wednesday once again failed to elect a new president, with MPs affiliated to the Hezbollah-led March 8 Alliance boycotting a second round of voting over a lack of agreement with the March 14 Alliance. A quorum of...

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A ballot box sits on a table next to the national flag at the Lebanese Parliament in the capital Beirut on April 22, 2014 ahead of the country’s presidential election. (AFP Photo/STR)

Lebanon MPs may not vote on president this week

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 28, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese politicians have failed to guarantee a quorum for Wednesday’s parliamentary session, which is set to make another attempt to elect a successor for President Michel Suleiman. Under Lebanon’s complex, confessional-based political system,...

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Lebanese members of parliament count the votes after casting their ballots to elect the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Joesph Eid)

Lebanon braces for politicking over presidency

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 24, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following parliament’s inability to choose a successor to outgoing President Michel Suleiman on Wednesday, Lebanon’s political blocs and figures are preparing for an intense week of politicking and lobbying ahead of a second round of voting on...

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A handout picture distributed by the Lebanese Forces on April 4, 2014 shows Lebanese Christian leader Samir Geagea (C) attending a press conference in Maarab, northeast of Beirut. (AFP Photo/Lebanese Forces)

Lebanese parliament fails to elect new president

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese MPs failed to select a new president on Wednesday, in what my herald the beginning of a fierce and divisive competition to elect a new head of state. The president of Lebanon, traditionally a Maronite Christian, is elected by a secret...