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Lebanon election delayed for the 14th time
Lebanon's presidential election was postponed to February 26 from Monday, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Saturday.
- Agencies
- Published: 14:47 February 9, 2008
Beirut: Lebanon's presidential election was postponed to February 26 from Monday, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Saturday.
It is the 14th delay of a vote held up by the country's political crisis.
Lebanon has been without a president since November, after pro-Syrian president Emile Lahoud stepped down without a successor.
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