CAIRO (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 06th October, 2022) The Lebanese parliament will meet next week to once again try to elect a new president of the country after the first attempt failed in late September,�the National News Agency (NNA) reported on Thursday.
The speaker, Nabih Berri, had called on the parliament to convene at 11 a.m. local time (08:00 GMT) on October 13, the news agency said.
According to the Lebanese constitution, a candidate for the presidency must receive at least two-thirds of the votes cast in the 128-seat parliament. In case a second round of voting is needed, the candidates must receive 50% plus one vote.
In September, Lebanese lawmakers failed to elect a president, as no candidate received necessary two-thirds of the votes, with the second round not taking place due to the lack of a quorum after several lawmakers left the meeting.
On October 31, the six-year term of the incumbent president, 88-year-old Michel Aoun, ends. Aoun became president in 2016 after a protracted crisis far outstretched more than 45 parliamentary sessions of constant political bickering, preventing candidates from getting the required number of votes.
