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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: Why Lebanon can’t elect a new president
Description: On June 14, Lebanon's parliament failed again to agree on a new president. The position has been vacant for eight months, since the end of Michel Aoun’s term.
Neither of the two candidates made it through the voting process. Former finance minister Jihad Azour, who is backed by most of the country's Christian parties, received 59 votes. Suleiman Frangieh, supported by the Iran-backed Hezbollah party and its allies, got 51. Both fell below the required threshold.
This week on Beyond the Headlines, host Nada Homsi in Beirut explores the reasons behind the country’s political impasse.