For the 12th time.. Lebanon’s representatives fail to elect a president
Once again, the “scenario” of failing to elect a President of the Republic in Lebanon is repeated.
In the 12th session called for by Parliament Speaker Bey Berri, all 128 deputies attended today, Wednesday, at the parliament’s headquarters in downtown Beirut, in order to elect the president of the republic after a quorum was reached.
As expected, none of the proposed candidates got strong on the political scene, namely Suleiman Franjieh andJihad Azour sufficient number of votes in the first round. While the quorum was not secured for a second round, in a scenario similar to the previous sessions.
Do not agree politically
In the absence of any political consensus between the “Christian and Muslim” parties, especially Hezbollah, which clings to its candidate (Franjieh), stressing that it will not secure the quorum if it senses any danger to it, or the possibility of victory. Azour, Who was previously close to the late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, there is no hope that either of them will reach the presidency.
Since the end of last October, the House of Representatives has failed to put an end to the presidential vacancy after the term of former President Michel Aoun ended, despite holding 11 sessions for this goal, as a result of the division between Hezbollah supporters, opponents, and independents, over the name of a Maronite candidate, as required by custom in the country.
The three presidential positions are distributed as the Presidency of the Republic (a Maronite Christian), the parliament (a Shiite Muslim), and the government (a Sunni Muslim) according to sectarian divisions.
