Lebanon Agrees to Extend Term of Leader Imposed by Syria
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As expected, Lebanon&#39;s Parliament on Friday rubber-stamped Syria&#39;s order to keep its handpicked president in office, voting in an extraordinary session to amend the Constitution to give him three more years.
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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.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon -- President Emile Lahoud appointed staunchly pro-Syrian politician Omar Karami as prime minister on Thursday and asked him to form the next government, replacing billionaire Rafik Hariri in a move that consolidates Syria&#39;s hold on
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Arab governments approved on Sunday an Arab plan to end the constitutional crisis in Lebanon and diplomatic sources said it had support from both Syria on one side and the Lebanese parliamentary majority on the other.
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BEIRUT: A senior Lebanese government minister warned French President Jacques Chirac he had "no right to interfere" in Lebanese politics after Chirac criticized the extension of President Emile Lahoud's term in ...
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The Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri submitted the resignation of his government to the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud who accepted it.
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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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The election of Lebanon's president must  go ahead on Saturday as scheduled, French President Nicolas  Sarkozy told his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in a phone  call, Sarkozy's spokesman said on Friday.
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The U.N. Secretary General also criticized Lebanon's Syrian-backed president, Emile Lahoud, for seeking to extend his term beyond the constitutionally set limit of six years.
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In November 2004, Lebanese President Emil Lahoud will complete his six-year term. Parliament, according to the constitution, has to elect the new president (from the Maronite Christian community).
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The Lebanese government decided on Tuesday to ask the United Nations to extend an ongoing inquiry into the killing of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, official sources said.
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BEIRUT, Aug 29  - Lebanese President Emile Lahoud seemed assured of three more years in office at powerbroker Syria&#39;s behest Sunday, after the cabinet opened the way in a session lasting only a few minutes.
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Syria did not interfere in Lebanon&#39;s recent presidential elections and has no interest in controlling its smaller neighbor, Syria&#39;s foreign minister said Sunday.
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Syria and Lebanon stressed Tuesday to continue consultations and coordinations in the framework of fraternity, cooperation and agreements signed between the two countries, the official SANA news agency reported.
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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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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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BEIRUT -- President Emile Lahoud's effort to stay in office for three more years was assured yesterday, when his rival, Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, bowed to Syrian pressure and proposed a constitutional amendment allowing Lahoud to extend his term.