![]() ![]() ![]() That could leave the country with no president and a caretaker cabinet.įoreign powers including the United States and European Union have urged timely presidential elections. 20 Books Found 1876 America Afire: Jefferson, Adams, and the First Contested Election Ballot Battles Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy Counting. 24.Īnticipating another vacuum at the top, politicians have stepped up efforts to agree on a new cabinet led by Sunni Muslim Prime Minister Najib Mikati - who is currently serving in a caretaker capacity - to which presidential powers could pass. Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri has set the next session for Oct. One vote was for a "benevolent dictator". Thursday's session saw 55 blank votes, 42 for anti-Hezbollah lawmaker Michel Mouawad and the rest of the ballots including scattered votes for political slogans. If that fails, an absolute majority of votes is enough. Nicola Sturgeon will begin saying her goodbyes as First Minister of Scotland today - as the race to replace her drives her party into meltdown. But like the event itselfwhich lacked any election. ![]() The election rules require a two-thirds quorum, meaning no one party or alliance can impose its choice.Ī first round requires two-thirds of votes to win. The event was supposed to prove once and for all that China was involved in stealing the 2020 election from former president Donald Trump. The eight contributors to this symposium surely have their disagreements including on fundamental questions about the likelihood of an election meltdown this November and about the most troubling drivers of a meltdown, or a broader democratic breakdown, in the short term and long term. Lebanon's financial meltdown has sunk the currency by more than 90%, spread poverty, paralysed the financial system and frozen depositors out of their savings in the most destabilising crisis since the country's civil war.Ī total of 119 of 128 parliamentarian convened for half an hour on Thursday. The presidency has fallen vacant several times since the 1975-90 civil war. Lebanon has been without a fully functioning government since May. 31 and divisions remain among political blocs over the makeup of a new cabinet. Outgoing President Michel Aoun's term ends on Oct. BEIRUT, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament failed to elect a president for the third time on Thursday, bringing the country closer to institutional deadlock amid a deep financial crisis. By Aleksandar Vasovic PODGORICA (Reuters) -Montenegros veteran president, Milo Djukanovic, will face a run-off on April 2 against a pro-Western former economy minister, after no candidate secured. ![]()
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