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

Lebanese parliament fails to elect new president

STORY: Lebanese parliament fails to elect new president DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of MPs arriving to the parliament for the session to elect a new president for Lebanon STORYLINE: The Lebanese parliament on Thursday failed to elect a new president for Lebanon to replace incumbent President Michel Aoun when his term ends on Oct. 31. The first round of voting was attended by 122 parliament members, with 36 votes for Michel Mouawad, 11 for Salim Edde, 63 blank votes, and 12 uncounted votes. A second round didn't take place because the session lost the quorum. Parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri said he would call for another session once a consensus is reached on a presidential candidate. Lebanon has been suffering from an unprecedented financial crisis, and the election of a new president provides an opportunity to adjust the country's situation for the next six years and set the country on the path to recovery. Xinhua News Agency co