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Nabih Berri faces opposition for house speaker candidacy
Nabih Berri, the veteran speaker of Lebanon’s parliament, faces fierce opposition from newly elected MPs for his re-election to the position, according to reports. Berri, first elected as speaker 30-years-ago, was re-nominated by his Amal movement on Saturday, with his candidacy backed by the Iran-aligned Hezbollah bloc in parliament. Independents have signaled their wish to end Berri’s decades-long tenure in the post - which is reserved for Shia Muslims - describing him as an icon of "establishment corruption", which has typified Lebanon for so long. There is no clear alternative to Berri and it is likely the pro-Hezbollah parliamentary bloc has enough seats to re-el

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