Lebanese lawmakers stage sit-in as parliament fails for 11th time to elect new president

STORY: Lebanese lawmakers stage sit-in as parliament fails for 11th time to elect new president DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. lawmakers arriving in the parliament for the presidential election session 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MP WADDAH SADEQ, Parliament member 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MP NAZIH MATTA, Parliament member 4. various of the interior of the parliament STORYLINE: Some Lebanese parliament members on Thursday implemented a sit-in inside the parliament until they see the election of a new president for the republic, as the parliament failed for the 11th time to elect a head of state. "The Lebanese people are hungry, and they have become desperate... Unfortunately, the vacant presidency leads us to more misery and collapse. This is why I won't leave the parliament hall until this goal is achieved," MP Melhem Khalaf said in the parliament session. Other MPs took the same decision in solidarity with Khalaf, including MP Osama Saad, who said