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Crisis-hit Lebanese parliament fails to elect president

Lebanese lawmakers cast their vote to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Lebanon's Parliament on Thursday failed to elect a new president with the majority of lawmakers casting blank ballots. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) Lebanese lawmakers gather to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Lebanon's Parliament on Thursday failed to elect a new president with the majority of lawmakers casting blank ballots. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri opens the session to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Lebanon's Parliament on Thursday failed to elect a new president with the majority of lawmakers casting blank ballots. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) Lebanese lawmakers count the votes after casting their ballots to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Lebanon's Parliament on Thursday failed to elect a new president with the majority of lawmakers casting blank ballots. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, right, casts his vote as parliament gathers to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Lebanon's Parliament on Thursday failed to elect a new president with the majority of lawmakers casting blank ballots. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)