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Lebanon’s parliament speaker said to set January 9 date to elect president
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri heads the first session of the newly elected parliament, in Beirut, Lebanon, May 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Lebanon’s parliament will hold a session in January to elect a new president, official Lebanese media reports, a day after an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire began and following more than two years of presidential vacuum.
“Speaker Nabih Berri called a parliament session to elect a president of the republic on January 9,” the official National News Agency reports, referring to the Hezbollah-aligned lawmaker.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
