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President Sleiman calls for respecting constitutional deadline

15-05-2014 | 07:39

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President Sleiman calls for respecting constitutional deadline

President Michel Sleiman issued a statement on Thursday in which he expressed hope that Lebanese leaders would meet all constitutional deadlines to safeguard the country.

"The last days of my term should prompt leaders to protect the country and implement democracy," he said.

The statement comes on the backdrop of the parliament's failure to elect a new president for the fourth time.

Thursday's session faced the similar fate of its precedents.

The first presidential elections session was held on April 23, but neither Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea nor Democratic Gathering MP Henri Helou garnered the necessary 86 votes to be Lebanon's new president.

Three other sessions were scheduled to be held, but they failed over lack of quorum after the March 8 camp boycotted them on the ongoing disagreement over a candidate.

President Michel Sleiman's tenure ends in May, but the constitutional period to elect a new head of state began on March 25.

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