Lebanon election postponed to May 7
Lebanon's parliament failed Wednesday to elect a president, for a second time in a week, raising fears the post will remain vacant amid tensions over neighbouring war-torn Syria.
Damascus ally the Hezbollah bloc refused to attend Wednesday's session, ensuring parliament was left without the quorum needed to vote for a successor to incumbent President Michel Sleiman.
Parliament speaker "Nabih Berri has set ... May 7 as a new date to hold a parliamentary session, given the lack of quorum on Wednesday", the National News Agency reported.