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Joseph Aoun fails to secure needed votes in first round, Nabih Berri calls for second round in two hours: Here are the details

09-01-2025 | 05:22

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Joseph Aoun fails to secure needed votes in first round, Nabih Berri calls for second round in two hours: Here are the details

In the first round of voting, Lebanon's parliament failed to elect a president. Candidate Joseph Aoun gained 71 votes out of the needed 86 votes.

Meanwhile, Chibli Mallat earned two votes while 37 MPs voted with a white ballot, four votes were deemed "canceled," and a number of MPs voted for the slogan: "Sovereignty and constitution."

After the voting ended, Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri called for a second round in two hours.

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