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Al Jazeera Staff

Will Lebanon finally elect a president?

A man waves a Lebanese flag as he stands amidst the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli strikes, after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect at 0200 GMT on Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden said both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France, in Tyre, Lebanon, November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (Reuters)

Lebanon’s parliament is meeting to elect a president of the republic, more than two years after the last president’s term ended.

Lebanese political parties and leading figures have been in talks with foreign officials as discussions intensified over who will take the top job.

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