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Lebanon's new parliament narrowly elects longtime speaker

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Lebanon’s longtime parliament speaker who has held the post for 30 years has been reelected for a seventh four-year term with a slim majority. Nabih Berri's reelection on Tuesday was

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  1. France 24

    Lebanon's Speaker Nabih Berri, undefeated guardian of status quo (opens France 24)

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    Skilfully riding decades of turbulence and shifting political tides, Nabih Berri is returning for a seventh consecutive term as speaker of Lebanon's parliament, despite growing popular demands for fresh…

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Lebanon's Parliament reelects Berri as speaker for 7th time (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Lebanon’s longtime parliament speaker who has held the post for 30 years has been reelected for a seventh four-year term by a slim majority. Nabih Berri's reelection on Tuesday was

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Lebanon's new parliament narrowly elects longtime speaker (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Lebanon’s longtime parliament speaker who has held the post for 30 years has been reelected for a seventh four-year term with a slim majority. Nabih Berri's reelection on Tuesday was

  4. France 24

    Nabih Berri: Lebanon’s ‘untouchable’ parliamentary speaker (opens France 24)

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    Lebanese lawmakers on Tuesday re-elected Nabih Berri as parliamentary speaker for a seventh consecutive term, cementing the octogenarian politician's reputation as an “untouchable” figure in Lebanese…

  5. Al-Monitor

    Lebanon re-elects Nabih Berri as speaker for seventh term (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Lebanese lawmakers re-elected Nabih Berri as parliament speaker Tuesday for a seventh consecutive term, cementing his reputation as an immmovable centrepiece of the country's political landscape. Berri's candidacy went largely unchallenged but opponents and independent lawmakers expressed their obje…

  6. Sioux City Journal

    Lebanon's divided parliament holds first session after vote (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Lebanon’s newly elected parliament is holding its first session, with lawmakers expected to choose the country’s longtime parliament speaker for a seventh four-year term. Nabih Berri's reelection is practically guaranteed,

  7. France 24

    Lebanese parliament re-elects Nabih Berri as speaker for seventh term (opens France 24)

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    Lebanese lawmakers re-elected Nabih Berri as parliament speaker Tuesday for a seventh consecutive term, cementing the octogenarian politician's reputation as an immovable centrepiece of the country's…

  8. Voice of America

    Lebanese Parliament Re-Elects Nabih Berri as Speaker (opens Voice of America)

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    Berri, 84, won 65 votes in the 128-member parliament, where the role of speaker is reserved for a Shiite Muslim under the sectarian political system

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