The Lebanese parliament failed for the 11th consecutive time to elect a republican president to replace Michel Aoun, whose term expired on October 31 after serving as president for six years. The first session ended with candidate Michel Moawad receiving 34 votes. , 37 white papers and Issam Khalifa 7, Ziyad Baroud with two votes, New Lebanon with 14 votes, Milad Abu Melhab with one vote, Salah Khanin with one vote and 15 annulled papers, and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned the electoral session without setting a new date. The meeting was held after a quorum was reached, which requires the presence of 86 deputies from the total number of deputies in parliament, numbering 128 deputies, and the number of voters reached 110. A presidential candidate needs to receive the votes of two-thirds of the deputies in the first round of voting.