Attorney Andre Chidiac was elected Sunday president of the Beirut Bar Association with 2459 votes, while his opponent Aziz Tarabay received 1492 votes.
Fadi Barakat and Wajih Massaad had withdrawn their candidacies for the position of the bar’s president, after attorneys Nada Talhouq (1935 votes), Andre Chidiac (1893 votes), Aziz Tarabay (1801 votes) and Fadi Barakat (1765 votes) were elected members of the Beirut Bar Association board.