BREAKING: Lebanon elects a new president
Lebanon’s parliament made a shocking decision on Wednesday to elect nationwide icon Haifa Wehbe as the country’s new president.
“This is a historic day in Lebanon,” said Prime Minister Tammam Salam during a press conference outside of the Parliament building in Beirut. “We are confident that Haifa will restore trust in Lebanon’s presidential position.”
Lebanon has been without a president since Michel Sleiman’s term expired on May 25, 2014. Parliament members failed to reach quorum in all 20 rounds of voting since May.
But today’s decision comes at a surprise for many Lebanese citizens who were already acclimated to life without a president.
“It really doesn’t matter to us,” said Jacques Shaheen, owner of a Beirut-based flower shop. “If we cared, we would’ve protested and launched a revolution, but we’re simply fed up with the system.”
But political leaders say Lebanon’s new president will introduce policy reforms that will restore patriotism in the Mediterranean country.
Source: www.lebaneseexaminer.com