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Will Lebanon finally elect a president?

Lebanon’s parliament is to vote for the country’s next president after a two-year void.

French envoy meets key Lebanese players on 'consultative' mission

French envoy meets key Lebanese players on 'consultative' mission

French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday met with key figures in Lebanon on a "consultative" mission as he pushes for a solution to the country's protracted political deadlock.

Lebanon’s parliament fails to elect president for 12th time

Lebanon’s parliament fails to elect president for 12th time

Quorum was broken after the bloc led by Hezbollah withdrew following the first round vote.

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Lebanese lawmakers fail in yet another attempt to elect president, end power vacuum

Lebanese lawmakers have failed in yet another attempt to elect a president and break a seven-month power vacuum roiling the country

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Will the Lebanese parliament manage to elect a president today?

Lebanese Parliament meets to choose a new president after previous failures.

Iran urges Lebanese sides to reach agreement over president

Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran wants Lebanon's rivals to reach an agreement to elect a new president in the crisis-hit country that has been without a head of state October

The Independent UK

Lebanon’s political impasse continues despite Iran-Saudi deal

The Saudi-Iran rapprochement has yet to reflect on Lebanon’s political deadlock.

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Hezbollah says it backs Christian ally to become president

Hezbollah says it backs Christian ally to become president

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah says the group backs a former Cabinet minister and strong ally to become Lebanon’s next president

The Independent UK

Crisis-hit Lebanon faces power vacuum without president

Crisis-hit Lebanon faces power vacuum without president

Beirut (AFP) - Already mired in political and economic crises, Lebanon is now also without a president after Michel Aoun's mandate expired without a successor.

Crisis-hit Lebanon drifts towards extended power vacuum

Crisis-hit Lebanon drifts towards extended power vacuum

Beirut (AFP) - Already reeling from three years of economic meltdown, Lebanon faces the prospect of its multi-faceted crisis deepening further when President Michel Aoun's mandate expires in a week from now.

Lebanon: Nasrallah Brings Frangieh, Bassil Together to Arrange for ‘Election Aftermath’

Lebanon: Nasrallah Brings Frangieh, Bassil Together to Arrange for ‘Election Aftermath’

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on Friday evening hosted the leaders of the Free Patriotic Movement and Marada Movement, Gebran Bassil and Sleiman Frangieh, political rivals of each other but both close to Hezbollah. The meeting is seen as Hezbollah seeking to “arrange relations between allies” and “reduce the ceiling” of…

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