#Lebanon prepares for another #presidential_election delay
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Lebanon prepared for Parliament’s fourth consecutive postponement to its presidential elections Thursday as rival blocs have been unable to agree on a consensus candidate to replace the outgoing head of state. The 128-member legislative body is tasked with choosing a new president, but it remains unlikely that any candidate could garner the 50 percent plus one required to win Lebanon’s top post. Parliament speaker Nabih Berri pushed back the April 30 and May 7 due to a lack of quorum after member of the March 8 alliance, which has yet to endorse a candidate, boycotted the vote. read more