Leading Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil said on Tuesday that no party could circumvent the country's Christians in bringing a president to power, an apparent reference to the powerful armed party Hezbollah on the eve of a parliamentary session to elect a head of state.
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BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday failed to elect a successor to President Michel Aoun for a second time in less than a month. Some MPs boycotted the vote, meaning a quorum was not reached, while others described the events surrounding the failed meeting as a farce. Although 88 MPs were present at the parliamentary headquarters, only 71 attended the voting session. The
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