Lebanese parliament adjourns for consultations after failing to elect Aoun as president in first round

Lebanon’s parliament speaker Nabih Berri adjourns a session to elect a president for two hours of consultations, after a first round of voting failed to produce enough votes for Lebanese army commander Joseph Aoun.

Aoun needs 86 votes to be elected but received 71. Two political sources say he is likely to cross the 86-vote threshold in a second session later today.

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