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24 April 2014, 09:03 MP Farid al-Khazen to VDL (93.3): The MP has the right to cast a blank vote. We hope there wouldn't be vacuum.
24 April 2014, 08:36 VDL (100.5): Police detained mediators who negotiate deals between the owners of stolen cars and the thieves.
24 April 2014, 08:33 VDL (100.5): One person was injured in a shooting on Riyaq-Baalbek highway.
24 April 2014, 08:28 MP Ammar Houri to VDL (100.5): Yesterday's events were a step in the right direction.
24 April 2014, 07:36 MP Salim Salhab to VDL (100.5): FPM chief Aoun will not run for presidency if there was no consensus on him.
23 April 2014, 21:58 Three fugitives were arrested at the ISF checkpoint in Dahr al-Baydar.
23 April 2014, 21:58 A man identified as Hisham al-Mays was wounded in the head in Barelias as a dispute with Khaled Araji over traffic priority escalated into gunfire.
23 April 2014, 20:10 Kataeb chief Amin Gemayel to LBCI: I was not a candidate today and Kataeb's MPs voted for Geagea. We don't know who cast the ballot carrying my name and March 14 will hold several meetings to discuss the electoral course.
23 April 2014, 20:06 MP Henri Helou to LBCI: Today's result was good and it was the starting point of openness towards everyone and of accord and dialogue and we're counting on the centrists.
23 April 2014, 19:51 Kataeb sources to OTV: All bloc members voted for Samir Geagea.
23 April 2014, 19:38 Al-Manar: Reports said MP Samer Saade was the one who voted for Kataeb Party leader Amin Gemayel.
23 April 2014, 19:32 FM Bassil left for Russia on a 2-day official visit ahead of a trip to Rome, saying "Lebanon's stability is an additional factor in the region's stability."
23 April 2014, 19:26 National News Agency: A Syrian man has been arrested after he kidnapped a minor girl from Dinniyeh's Kfarhabou with the aim of marrying her.
23 April 2014, 18:31 Hizbullah laid to rest in the Bekaa town of Tamnin al-Tahta fighter Abbas Haidar Rayya, who was killed "while performing his jihadist duty" in Syria.
23 April 2014, 17:38 Ex-PM Fouad Saniora discussed the economic situation with the four deputy central bank governors.
23 April 2014, 16:57 VDL (93.3): Ahmed and Mohammed Darwish were wounded as a dispute with the Shkheidem family erupted into gunfire at the Berqayel intersection in Akkar.
23 April 2014, 15:43 The Army Command confirmed that two rockets fired from the eastern mountain range landed between the towns of Hourtaala and Brital in the Bekaa.
23 April 2014, 14:59 Al-Jadeed: MP Michel Murr voted for Geagea, while MP Nayla Tueni voted blank.
23 April 2014, 14:57 LBCI: A source close to MP Nayla Tueni confirmed that she voted for Geagea.
23 April 2014, 14:06 MPs Saniora and Adwan held a meeting to assess the first round of the presidential elections.
23 April 2014, 14:04 PM Tammam Salam lauded the election process, saying it was a reflection of the Lebanese democracy despite its results.
23 April 2014, 14:02 VDL (100.5): A cabinet session will be held on Friday afternoon at the Baabda Palace.
23 April 2014, 13:47 Al-Jadeed: A rocket landed on an area between the towns of al-Taybeh and Brital without causing damage.
23 April 2014, 13:23 Geagea: The March 14 camp has restored dignity to the presidential elections.
23 April 2014, 13:23 Geagea: We will cooperate with whichever president is elected as long as he is chosen through democratic means.
23 April 2014, 13:23 Geagea: The March 14 camp demonstrated that it can hold various consultations and end up with a unified stance.
23 April 2014, 13:20 Geagea on claims that he is a confrontational presidential candidate: Do they want a president who does not have a presidential program? Don't they want a president who has answers to Lebanon's problems?
23 April 2014, 13:19 Geagea: We will not return to old habits of choosing a president behind closed doors and through foreign interference.
23 April 2014, 13:19 Geagea: We will not acquiesce to a settlement over the elections.
23 April 2014, 13:18 Geagea: I congratulate the Lebanese people and March 14 camp on the staging of the elections. We failed in eliminating the burden on their chests, but will continue with the polls to the end.
23 April 2014, 13:16 Geagea: We will continue to the end with the electoral process until a Lebanese-elected president is chosen.
23 April 2014, 13:16 Geagea accused the other camp of seeking to obstruct the elections in order to pave the way for foreign meddling in the polls.
23 April 2014, 13:15 Geagea: I was hoping that the other camp would have resorted to honorable means to express their disdain for the elections.
23 April 2014, 13:15 Geagea: Another camp acted as if this country does not belong to them as demonstrated in the manner in which they threw about the name of martyrs.
23 April 2014, 13:15 Geagea: We saw a camp today that seeks a Lebanese state and nation.
23 April 2014, 13:14 Geagea: The March 14 camp succeeded today in relaunching Lebanese presidential elections.
23 April 2014, 13:14 Geagea: We used to see how presidential elections used to be influenced by Syrian meddling, but today was different.
23 April 2014, 13:11 LF chief Samir Geagea: We witnessed a great victory. Some sides however attempted to tarnish this victory. We have taken a big step forward.
23 April 2014, 13:10 Soaid: We will not respond to attempts to reopen civil war wounds. That era is behind us.
23 April 2014, 13:10 Soaid after presidential elections: The civil war was put behind us through a Christian-Muslim understanding.
23 April 2014, 13:05 Helou: The only solution to resolve the crises in Lebanon would be by electing a moderate candidate, who gathers everyone.
23 April 2014, 13:04 MP Henri Helou: Today's elections were democratic.
23 April 2014, 12:58 LF MP Elie Keyrouz after presidential election: The lawmakers' attendance of the session is a sign that they are performing their duties.
23 April 2014, 12:55 MP Geagea: A victory for Samir Geagea is not a victory for the LF, but a victory for a certain political approach in Lebanon.
23 April 2014, 12:55 MP Geagea: We will continue with the elections and we will attend the second round as a united camp.
23 April 2014, 12:53 MP Geagea: We were surprised with the number of blank votes. What happened to the strong candidate they were calling for?
23 April 2014, 12:52 MP Geagea commenting on votes for slain figures: Such actions were not responsible. We are aware of how these individuals were killed and voting for them is a sign of political bankruptcy.
23 April 2014, 12:51 MP Sethrida Geagea after presidential election: We sought that the March 14 camp would appear united during today's session.
23 April 2014, 12:49 FPM chief MP Michel Aoun after presidential election: We withdrew from parliament after it became clear that there is no consensus over one candidate.
23 April 2014, 12:43 Berri set the second round of the presidential election to next Wednesday.
23 April 2014, 12:42 LF chief Samir Geagea received the votes of 48 MPs while 16 lawmakers voted for Henri Helou, 1 for Amin Gemayel and 52 MPs cast blank ballots
23 April 2014, 12:34 FPM chief MP Michel Aoun will hold a news conference after the voting count ends.
23 April 2014, 12:27 A large number of MPs from the March 8 alliance withdrew from the parliament after the counting of votes began.
23 April 2014, 12:21 All 124 MPs who attended the session to elect a new president cast their ballots and the counting of votes began.
23 April 2014, 12:20 The MPs who failed to attend the session are Saad Hariri, Oqab Saqr, Elie Aoun and Khaled al-Daher.
23 April 2014, 12:14 MPs began casting their ballots .
23 April 2014, 12:09 Berri said 124 MPs attended the session.
23 April 2014, 12:07 Berri chaired the session.
23 April 2014, 12:06 Berri entered the parliament hall ahead of the session.
23 April 2014, 12:03 MP Sethrida Geagea, the wife of presidential candidate LF chief Samir Geagea, arrived in parliament.
23 April 2014, 12:02 LBCI: The French Ambassador attended the parliamentary session. He was seen taking pictures.
23 April 2014, 12:00 Al-Mashnouq: The political differences are natural but the election of a president is a must.
23 April 2014, 11:59 Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq arrived in parliament.
23 April 2014, 11:58 MP Ziad al-Qadiri: We will elect a political program. Geagea holds onto the program of the state and March 14.
23 April 2014, 11:56 LBCI: So far 101 MPs attended the session to elect a president.
23 April 2014, 11:53 MP Yassine Jaber: There are several rounds for the election of a president but the positive side of it is that there is quorum today.
23 April 2014, 11:52 PM Tammam Salam arrived in parliament.
23 April 2014, 11:47 LBCI: The two-thirds quorum of the 128-member legislature was secured after 86 MPs arrived for the session.
23 April 2014, 11:44 MP Imad al-Hout: We don't have a veto against anyone.
23 April 2014, 11:43 MP Boutros Harb from parliament: We are committed to the March 14 decision to elect Geagea. MPs should vote for the person of their choice.
23 April 2014, 11:43 Al-Mustaqbal bloc chief MP Fouad Saniora arrived in parliament.
23 April 2014, 11:41 March 14 official Fares Soaid from Maarab: Geagea is our candidate in all the election rounds.
23 April 2014, 11:40 MP George Adwan: We will fight the battle till the end. March 14 is united and today's success is the result of our unity.
23 April 2014, 11:40 OTV: Tripoli MPs held a meeting before the election session.
23 April 2014, 11:39 MP Elie Marouni: Today's candidate is Geagea. We'll see next who the candidate will be.
23 April 2014, 11:38 MP Mohammed Kabbara: I am committed to the unity of the March 14 alliance and I'll see to whom I'll vote.
23 April 2014, 11:35 Geagea from Maarab: For the first time in many years the presidential elections are serious and are made in Lebanon.
23 April 2014, 11:33 MP Nadim Gemayel: We never gave up the announcement of the candidacy of Kataeb leader Amin Gemayel.
23 April 2014, 11:31 MP Antoine Zahra: We are ready to accept the results of the elections no matter what they are. Democracy is based on competition.
23 April 2014, 11:29 MP Assaad Hardan to al-Manar: A killer shouldn't be a president.
23 April 2014, 11:27 MP Hadi Hbeish: Any Maronite has the right to announce his candidacy but we will vote for a strong president who is Geagea.
23 April 2014, 11:27 MTV: The area of al-Baraniyeh in Tripoli was blocked by residents to protest the raids carried out by the army.
23 April 2014, 11:26 MP Fadi Karam: Geagea is the candidate of the March 14 alliance. We will continue with our struggle until we bring him to the presidency.
23 April 2014, 11:20 Marada leader MP Suleiman Franjieh arrived in parliament.
23 April 2014, 11:20 MTV: MPs Mohammed Raad and Ali Ammar entered the parliament building from the side door.
23 April 2014, 11:18 MP Ghazi al-Aridi to MTV: The announcement of MP Henri Helou's candidacy was aimed at consolidating centrism. We are here to vote.
23 April 2014, 11:15 Al-Manar: Arslan said he will cast a blank ballot.
23 April 2014, 11:14 MP Alain Aoun to reporters outside parliament: The political parties will assess today's session to see what steps to take.
23 April 2014, 11:12 MP Ahmed Fatfat to reporters outside parliament: The absolute majority of Sunni MPs will vote for Geagea.
23 April 2014, 11:11 The head of the Lebanese Democratic Party, MP Talal Arslan, arrived in parliament.
23 April 2014, 11:09 National Struggle Front chief MP Walid Jumblat arrived in parliament.
23 April 2014, 11:08 FPM chief Michel Aoun is holding talks with Speaker Nabih Berri in parliament.
23 April 2014, 10:51 VDL (100.5): The army cordoned off the house of Saad a-Masri in the Nabi Yusha' area in Minyeh.
23 April 2014, 10:42 FPM chief MP Michel Aoun arrived in parliament to attend the session to elect a president.
23 April 2014, 10:13 VDL (100.5): A meeting is underway between PM Tammam Salam and Bishop Samir Mazloum.
23 April 2014, 10:00 Speaker Nabih Berri arrived in parliament to chair the session to elect a president.
23 April 2014, 09:12 Geagea's adviser Wehbe Qatisha to Free Lebanon: We extended our hand to Hizbullah but it refused to meet us and get a copy of Geagea's presidential program.
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