By Xinhua
Beirut : Lebanon’s parliamentary session set for Tuesday to elect a new president of the nation may probably be postponed again till November, local Naharnet news website reported on Sunday.
The postponement was in light of a tacit agreement between the Hezbollah-led opposition and the ruling parliament majority to give more time for consensus on a candidate, parliament sources were quoted as saying.
The sources said parliament Speaker Nabih Berri was considering rescheduling the session, which had been scheduled on Oct. 23, for the first 10 days of November.
It would be the second postponement in electing a president. On Sept. 25, a scheduled parliament session for the voting was delayed by Speaker Berri as a required two-thirds quorum was not met.
Lebanon has been in political impasse since six pro-Syrian ministers quit the cabinet last November as a result of power struggle between rival parliament majority and opposition blocs.
Lebanese Lawmakers have to choose a presidential candidate before Nov. 24 to replace the current President Emile Lahoud, whose mandate had been extended. Lahoud should step down on Nov. 23, in line with the constitution.
The forecast presidential event caused widespread concern among the Lebanese, fearing further disarrays and possible eruption of violence.