Ukraine in Arabic | Lebanon 13th time failed to elect new president

Since President Suleiman's tenure ended in May, the government of Prime Minister Tammam Salam has been holding the powers of the presidency

KYIV/Ukraine in Arabic/ The Lebanese parliament on Thursday failed again to elect a new president to replace incumbent President Michel Suleiman due to the lack of the required constitutional quorum, thus leaving the country's top post still vacant

The latest attempt to elect a president failed Thursday due to the lack of quorum, as only 57 deputies out of 126 members of parliament were present at the session. The quorum requires the presence of no less than 86 deputies.

The office of the president of Lebanon has been vacant for the last six months. Differences in the parliament are behind the current impasse.

The legislation is almost evenly divided into pro-Western and pro-Syrian blocks, which makes a consensus on the candidacy to replace former President Michel Suleiman hard to achieve.

Under the Lebanese Constitution, only a Maronite Christian elected by the parliament is eligible to become president. The Maronite Church belongs to the Catholic Church, and its followers make up 25 percent of the country's population.

ria.ru

Share post:
Main news
Europe
Russia Violates the Geneva Conventions. Executions and Torture of Ukrainian Prisoners of War
Ukraine
MAIN POSITIONS OF INFORMATION RESPONSE EXPLAINING COMPLEX THINGS IN SIMPLE WORDS
Ukraine
Finnish businesses to join Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts
Finnish businesses to join Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts
Read in rubric
Middle East
Suspicions and question marks hang over the Ethics of Federation of Chambers of Commerce
Suspicions and question marks hang over the Ethics of “Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce”
Middle East
A friend of Azerbaijan has been elected chairman of the Arab Electronic Media Union
Middle East
PHOTO: Abu Dhabi Art 2018
Look for us on Facebook
Look for us on Twitter

© Ukraine in Arabic, 2018. All Rights Reserved.