The chances for Lebanon to find consensus on a successor to Michel Aoun, whose term in office ended on Monday, have dropped after Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri canceled a previous invitation for major political parties to meet and try to reach an agreement on a presidential candidate.
The head of the Parliament's office said in a brief statement on Wednesday that Berri will not be able to call for dialogue “following the opposition expressed by two groups: the Lebanese Forces and the Free Patriotic Movement.”
