President election session to be held Wednesday

House Speaker Nabih Berri issued Monday a convocation calling on Lebanese MPs to attend the 42nd parliamentary session set to elect a new head of state.
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The session will be held on Wednesday July 13, 2016 at the Parliament.
 
Lebanon has been plunged into a presidential vacuum since the mandate of President Michel Sleiman ended in May 2014 without the election of a successor.
 
Deep disputes between rival political parties have thwarted the ​electoral process, with Lebanese lawmakers failing for 41 consecutive times to elect a president due to a lack of quorum​.