Presidential Elections Postponed to June 2
Parliament failed once again to elect a president following a lack of quorum at its session on Tuesday.
Speaker Nabih Berri postponed the polls to June 2.
MTV reported that the 39th electoral session was marked by a low number of lawmakers, which reached 41.
Sixty-four MPs are need for quorum to be met.
It added that discussions on the margins of the failed meeting focused on the weekend's municipal polls, rather than the presidential one.
Lebanon has been without a president since May 2014 when the term of Michel Suleiman ended without the election of a successor.
Ongoing disputes between the rival March 8 and 14 camps have thwarted the polls.
M.T.
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