The session for electing the president is open and runs in successive sessions

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri confirmed that “the session to elect the President of the Republic is ongoing and open in successive sessions.”

Berri said in an interview with An-Nahar: “The 128 representatives must assume their responsibilities and elect the president.”

He added: “There is a determination to elect the president in Thursday’s session or in the following days. Election sessions do not stop except during Friday prayers or Sunday Mass.”