Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri opens the session to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sept 29, 2022. (BILAL HUSSEIN / AP)
DUBAI – Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri postponed on Thursday a session on electing a new president to Oct 20, after the house failed to secure a quorum.
It was the second time the parliament had failed to elect a new head of state after no clear winner emerged during a vote at an initial session on Sept 29.
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