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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kareem Chehayeb

EXPLAINER: Why can’t Lebanon elect a president?

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Lebanon has been without a president for over a month, its legislators unable to agree on a new head of state.

The impasse is holding up a range of initiatives, from putting into place structural reforms for an International Monetary Fund program to allowing the country’s state-owned television channel to broadcast the World Cup.

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