Berri says time for MPs to carry out their duties, elect president
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has called for a parliamentary session to elect a president on January 9. The session will be open with successive rounds until a president is elected, Saudi news channel Al-Hadath said.
The Saudi channel said sources quoted Berri as saying that the Quint - which comprises the U.S., France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt - has supported Lebanon to elect a president. "Now we have to carry out our duties."
According to the sources, Berri called on the parliamentary blocs to fulfill their responsibility and secure quorum for the January 9 session.
The country has been without a president since Michel Aoun's term ended in October 2022, with neither of the two main blocs -- Hezbollah and its opponents -- having the majority required to elect one, and unable to reach a consensus.
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