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Lebanese await pres. hopeful list
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:05:50
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Maronite Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir
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Lebanon's political leaders wait for the powerful Maronite cardinal to name presidential candidates to end political deadlock.
Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir is expected to name up to six candidates before a fast-approaching November 23 deadline. The move comes amid a flurry of diplomatic efforts to break a damaging impasse in the country.
Cardinal Sfeir heads the largest Christian community from which presidents are traditionally chosen.
Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri has already called off a special session for MPs to elect a new president three times.
There exist fears that a last-ditch parliament session set for November 21 to choose a successor to the incumbent President Emile Lahoud could also end in failure.
Western dignitaries are pouring into Lebanon as fears run high that the long-running political row could lead to a return to the final years of the 1975-1990 civil war.
MP/RA
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