Lebanon braced for chaos without president
Lebanon’s parliament was expected to make a last attempt to meet today to elect a president hours before President Emile Lahoud leaves office.
However, a quorum was unlikely amid widely expected opposition boycott.
The failure to elect a president is expected to throw the country into further political chaos that could lead to violence. The military has been on alert for several days.
This morning, hundreds of troops in tanks, armoured carriers and jeeps deployed along road intersections leading to Beirut and around the downtown area where the Parliament building is located, sealing off large areas to motorists.
