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Lebanon postpones parliamentary elections by two years
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Illustrative: Lebanese lawmakers attend a parliamentary session to elect a president, in Beirut, on January 9, 2025. (Anwar Amro/AFP)
Lebanon’s parliament postpones legislative elections, initially due to be held in May, by two years, according to a statement from the parliament speaker, because of the renewed war between Israel and the Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah.
MPs convened today, including Mohammed Raad, head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, as Israeli warplanes flew above the nearby southern suburbs of Beirut.
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