The Lebanese parliament has met Thursday to elect a new president to succeed the outgoing head of state Michel Aoun amidst an unprecedented financial crisis. However, the leading candidate, Michel Mouawad, failed to get the necessary votes of two-thirds of the present 122 MPs in Parliament. BREAKING: Lebanese MPs fail to elect a new president, as expected. The parliamentary session ends after losing quorum. — Omar Tamo (@OmarTamo19) September 29 ...