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World / Middle East

Outgoing president says Lebanon may be heading to 'constitutional chaos'

Published: 29 Oct 2022 - 02:01 pm | Last Updated: 29 Oct 2022 - 02:31 pm
Peninsula

Reuters

Beirut: Outgoing Lebanese President Michel Aoun told Reuters on Saturday his nation could be sliding into "constitutional chaos” as he has no successor and the cabinet is already operating in a caretaker capacity.

Aoun is set to leave the presidential palace in Baabda on Sunday, a day before his six-year term ends, but four rounds of electoral sessions in parliament have been unable to produce a candidate with a majority. (Reporting by Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)