Lebanon parliament fails to elect new president over lack of quorum

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Lebanon parliament fails to elect new president over lack of quorum

STORY: Lebanon parliament fails to elect new president over lack of quorum DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the parliament 2. various of MPs arriving at the parliament 3. various of the parliament STORYLINE: The Lebanese parliament on Thursday failed for the second time in a month to elect a new head of state as President Michel Aoun's term is about to end in about two weeks. House Speaker Nabih Berri announced the postponement of the election session to Oct. 20 after the parliament failed to secure a quorum for the election, according to the Lebanese National News Agency. Only 71 out of 128 members of parliament (MPs) attended Thursday's session, while 86 MPs, or about two-thirds of the parliament, are needed to meet the quorum. On Sept. 29, the parliament failed to elect a successor to President Aoun in a session attended by 122 lawmakers, as no candidate could obtain two-thirds of the MPs' votes. Lebanon suffers from a steep

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