The Lebanese News Agency revealed today, Thursday, that Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has set January 9th as the date for holding a session to elect a president for the republic.

The agency quoted Berri as saying: “I had vowed to myself that immediately after the ceasefire, I would set a date for a session to elect a president for the republic. I am announcing from now on that a session will be set for January 9.” The term of former President Michel Aoun ended on October 31, 2022, and Lebanon entered a period of presidential vacancy, and the parliament was unable to elect a new president for the country.