Presidential Elections Postponed to September 30
A session to elect a president was postponed again after the needed quorum at parliament was not met.
Speaker Nabih Berri scheduled the next session for September 30.
Commenting on the postponement of the elections for the 28th time, Lebanese Forces MP Georges Adwan said: “There is great pressure from the people to elect a president.”
He also voiced the LF's backing for the adoption of proportionality in a new parliamentary electoral law, “which will achieve the best representation at parliament.”
Numerous electoral sessions have been scheduled, all but one were postponed over a lack of quorum.
Disputes between the rival March 8 and 14 camps over a compromise candidate have thwarted the election of a successor to Michel Suleiman whose term ended in May 2014.
There are several candidates but none of them is willing to make compromises that would allow lawmakers to attend a session aimed at electing a head of state.
The presidential vacuum has hindered the government's ability to tackle growing security, economic and social problems.
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