Lebanese women are still excluded from the main decision-making positions in Lebanon, such as the presidency of the Republic, premiership and parliament speaker, despite their prominent presence in th.
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The Lebanese Parliament held on Thursday morning the first session to elect a new president of the republic. The quorum was secured with 122 MPs, while MPs Salim Al-Sayegh and Sethrida Geagea were absent, and 4 other MPs could not attend.