Lebanon's parliament adjourns presidential election session until Oct. 20
Session adjourned as quorum was not met, says parliament speaker
Lebanese Parliament members attend the second session of Parliament to elect a new president, at the Lebanese Parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 13 October 2022. The session was once again postponed to 20 October 2022 after the house failed to secure a quorum.
BEIRUT
Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri on Thursday delayed the second session to elect a new president for the country until Oct. 20.
Berri said the quorum was not met with only 71 parliamentarians attending the session out of the 128 members.
To win the first round of voting, two-thirds of lawmakers should be present after which a simple majority suffices.
President Michel Aoun’s six-year term ends on Oct. 31.
On Sept. 29, the parliament failed to elect new president in the first session held for electing a new president.
In Lebanon, the president is limited to a single six-year term.
Lebanese MPs have not yet agreed on a successor to Aoun, raising concerns of a political and institutional deadlock in Lebanon, which has been going through a deep economic crisis since 2019.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara
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