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Nabih Berri exercises ‘jurisdiction’ to block Joseph Aoun’s presidential bid

The Parliament speaker has ruled out amending the constitution to allow the army chief to be elected president — an exception that has been made before.

Nabih Berri exercises ‘jurisdiction’ to block Joseph Aoun’s presidential bid

Speaker of the House Nabih Berri during the 11th session devoted to electing a new president, on Jan. 19. (Credit: Hassan Ibrahim/Lebanese Parliament)

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has broken his silence and officially launched, on behalf of both the Amal Movement and Hezbollah, a campaign to elect Sleiman Frangieh as head of state.For the first time since the timeline to elect a president began...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has broken his silence and officially launched, on behalf of both the Amal Movement and Hezbollah, a campaign to elect Sleiman Frangieh as head of state.For the first time since the timeline to elect a president began...