Lebanon Moves to Extend President&#39;s Term
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BEIRUT, Lebanon Sept. 4, 2004 - Lebanese lawmakers amended their constitution to keep pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud in office, boldly reaffirming their loyalty to Damascus and defying a UN resolution calling for presidential elections.
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Lebanon's political crisis deepened this weekend after the failure for the 10th time by rival parties to agree on a way to elect a President
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The Lebanese government on Tuesday approved a bill asking the U.N. Security Council to extend by one year the mandate of an international team investigating the assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri.
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Lebanese editorials on Saturday rued parliament's decision to amend the constitution to extend Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud's term despite strong objections from Washington and the United Nations.
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The leader of Lebanon's governing coalition has accused Syria of seeking to drag out the political limbo surrounding the election of a new president.
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BEIRUT, 29 August 2004 - Lebanonâs Cabinet approved a bill yesterday that would allow President Emile Lahoud to seek re-election, pleasing power broker Syria but opposed by a growing number of influential Lebanese and several major foreign powers.
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BEIRUT -- Lebanon's Parliament amended the country's constitution yesterday to extend pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud's term, ignoring UN calls to hold an election to choose the head of state.
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The Arab League's secretary-general flies into Beirut this week in an effort to end the country's presidential stalemate.
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Now that destiny was fulfilled, faster than anyone expected, with the Lebanese Council of Ministers accepting to amend the constitution in order to extend President Emile Lahoud&#39;s term for three more years, it is enough for the Lebanese, who objected to
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Syria said yesterday it would deepen ties with Lebanon, despite a UN Security Council resolution warning against outside interference there. The resolution aimed -- in vain -- to head off a vote in Lebanon's parliament to extend the term of the Syrian-backed president, Emile Lahoud, for three years after his current six-year term expires. Many council members regarded the extension ...
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Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said he wants to serve a second term in office, but he needs a constitutional amendment and the approval of power broker Syria to stay there.
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President Zine el-Abidine ben Ali extended his 17 years in power in Tunisia on Sunday by winning almost 95 percent of the votes in presidential and parliamentary elections, the Interior Ministry said Monday.
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BEIRUT, 4 September 2004 - Lebanese MPs bowed to Syrian pressure yesterday and approved a constitutional amendment giving pro-Damascus President Emile Lahoud another three years in office, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to
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MPs in Beirut vote to extend the Lebanese president's term despite a UN warning to Syria not to interfere in Lebanon.
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Lebanon's parliament voted on Friday to  extend the term of Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud,  despite a U.N. Security Council resolution warning Damascus  against interfering in Lebanon.
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The State Department accused Syria on Friday of threatening members of Lebanon's parliament to force enactment of an extension of three years in the term of pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud.
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The presidential election process in Lebanon has finally been put on track after much speculation regarding an amendment to the Constitution in order to give President Emile Lahoud another term.