FILE - In this Friday, May 31, 2013, file photo, Lebanese lawmakers meet in the Lebanese Parliament during a session to debate whether to extend their term 17 months, in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon’s parliament speaker called on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 for a parliament session to elect the country’s new president on May 23, kicking off what is expected to be a lengthy and fiercely contested vote amid sharp divisions between the country’s politicians. The meeting next Wednesday is expected to be the first in several attempts to elect a president before President Michel Suleiman’s six-year term expires on May 25. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
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