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Lebanon to set session to elect new president on Sept. 29 - official source

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri chairs a parliament session in Beirut, Lebanon September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri will call for a session to elect a new president on Sept. 29, an official source told Reuters, despite no political consensus on a candidate.

The session will be held just over a month before current President Michel Aoun's term is set to end on Oct. 31.

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