Berri postpones presidential vote after death of ex-speaker
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday postponed a presidential election session scheduled for Thursday over the death earlier in the day of former parliament speaker Hussein al-Husseini.
Mourning Husseini, his predecessor, Berri described him as “one of Lebanon’s major figures” who “dedicated his life to defending the country and its people, territorial integrity and national and pan-national identity.”
“Lebanon has lost a human and legislative value that cannot be replaced,” Berri lamented.
Source: Naharnet
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