Lebanon Lawmaker Sit-in Enters 2nd Week

In this file handout photo provided by the Lebanese Parliament Press Office on January 19, 2023, shows Lebanese deputies Melhem Khalaf (L) and Najat Saliba giving a statement to the press at the end of a session in the parliament building, in the capital Beirut's downtown district. (Lebanese Parliament/AFP)

Two Lebanese lawmakers on Friday entered the second week of a sit-in inside the crisis-hit country's parliamentary chamber, vowing to remain inside until fellow MPs elect a new president.

Parliamentarians Najat Saliba and Melhem Khalaf, both independents, began their protest on January 19, after colleagues met and failed for an 11th time to agree on a new president.