Parliament on Thursday failed to elect a president from the first round of a long-awaited presidential election session, after Army Commander General Joseph Aoun failed to garner the 86 votes needed to be elected president.
Parliament fails to elect Aoun in 1st round, session adjourned for 2 hours
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