Amid an ongoing boycott by Hezbollah lawmakers and other political blocs, Lebanon's parliament on Thursday failed to elect a new president for the country for the 41st time.
Thirty-three MPs attended Thursday's assembly session, falling well short of the 86 necessary to meet the mandatory quorum for holding the vote.
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri set the next vote attempt for July 13, when MPs will try once again to elect a new head of state.
Former President Michel Suleiman's term ended in May of 2014. Since then, Lebanon's 128-seat parliament has been unable to muster enough MPs to elect a new president.
Lebanon's political forces remain sharply divided between supporters of the "March 14 Alliance", a political alliance that backs the anti-regime opposition in next-door Syria, and the "March 8 Alliance", which includes Hezbollah and supports Syria's Assad regime.
A third, centrist bloc, meanwhile, is led by Druze politician Walid Jumblatt and former Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
Please click to read our informative text prepared pursuant to the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 and to get information about the cookies used on our website in accordance with the relevant legislation.
6698 sayılı Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu uyarınca hazırlanmış aydınlatma metnimizi okumak ve sitemizde ilgili mevzuata uygun olarak kullanılan çerezlerle ilgili bilgi almak için lütfen tıklayınız.
