The following are a selection of stories from Lebanese newspapers that may be of interest to The Daily Star's readers. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.
An-Nahar
Salam: Executive power should not be used as means of pressure in the presidential vacuum
Prime Minister Tammam Salam expressed hope that the Cabinet would be able to reach agreement on a mechanism of action, allowing ministries to maintain the momentum that began with the formation of the government, particularly in terms of handling the citizens’ day-to-day affairs.
"Provocation or singularity won’t get us anywhere,” Salam told An-Nahar, while acknowledging the “imbalance” due to the lack of electing a new president.
“But our mission should focus on securing the election in order to address this imbalance," he said.
Salam warned that it was “not acceptable to use the executive power as means of pressure in the issue of presidential vacuum.”
Al-Joumhouria
Diplomatic sources: Electing a new president won’t be delayed
Diplomatic sources told Al-Joumhouria that the election of a new president won’t be delayed as happened in 2007 and 2008.
Meanwhile, former MP Elias Skaff said Parliament was “illegitimate” therefore it was unable to elect a new president.
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