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Lebanese Parliament

Lebanon’s MPs to try again to elect Aoun’s successor

Lebanon’s MPs will try on Wednesday for the 12th time to elect a successor to Michel Aoun whose presidential term ended in October. Former ministers Suleiman Frangieh and Jihad Azour officially announced their candidacy for the…

Speaker sets June 14 as date for electing Lebanese president

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has set June 14 as the date for holding a session to elect a Lebanese president. Former President Michel Aoun’s term expired last October with no successor lined up. Monday’s announcement came after…

Lebanon’s parliament speaker opposes way cabinet being formed

Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker said his group opposed the way the prime minister-designate was forming a new cabinet and that it would not join on those terms, but that he would still cooperate to stabilise the nation in crisis, his office…