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Lebanese parliament schedules next election session on May 10

Published: 04 May 2016 - 02:45 pm | Last Updated: 15 Nov 2021 - 01:34 am
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Beirut: Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday called for a session to be held on Tuesday May 10 to elect a President of the Lebanese Republic, National News Agency (NNA) reported. 
Amid the 23-month-long presidential vacuum, Berri insisted that Parliament has the right to legislate in all conditions. (QNA)

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