-17-politics/Lebanon to extend president's term, defying U.N.

  • 12/15/2022
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BEIRUT, Sept 3 (SPA) - Lebanon's parliament is going ahead with a vote to extend the term of Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud on Friday despite a U.N. Security Council resolution warning Damascus against interfering in Lebanon. Officials said around 100 MPs were expected to back a constitutional amendment extending Lahoud's six-year mandate, which expires on November 24, by three more years. Parliament will meet at 6 p.m. (1500 GMT) and voting is expected shortly afterwards. --SPA 1509 Local Time 1209 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/197683

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