Lebanon fails to elect new president ...Kuwait

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Lebanon's parliament failed to appoint a new president on Thursday as rival blocs failed to agree on a presidential candidate. Lebanon’s current President Michel Aoun's term runs out on October 31. Lebanon's parliament appoints a new president via a two-thirds majority, or if the first round of voting fails, a simple majority. The two top contenders for the presidency, sitting MP Michel Moawad and businessman Salim Edde, received just 36 and 11 votes, respectively, out of a total of 122. The majority of votes cast were either blank or spoiled. Speaker of the House Nabih Berri closed the parliamentary session without announcing when the next vote for president would ta

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