U.N. Chief Lauds Municipal Vote, Urges Lebanese Leaders to Elect President

W460

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon welcomed Tuesday the municipal and mayoral elections that started in Lebanon on May 8 while urging the country's leaders to elect a president as soon as possible.

“The Secretary-General welcomes the conduct of the municipal elections in Lebanon which are expected to conclude on 29 May. They are a testament to Lebanon’s enduring democratic tradition and further proof that the people of Lebanon deserve to be represented at all levels,” Ban's spokesman said in a statement.

“The Secretary-General remains concerned about the continuing failure of Lebanese political parties to elect a President of the Republic, a post which has now remained vacant for two years,” he added.

“As the Secretary-General said during his recent visit to Lebanon, national unity and Lebanon’s standing will remain fragile and incomplete as long as the vacancy in the presidency persists,” he warned.

The U.N. chief also reiterated his call on all Lebanese leaders to “act responsibly to elect a President without any further delay, in accordance with the country's Constitution.”

Lebanon has been without a president since the term of Michel Suleiman ended on May 25, 2014.

The municipal and mayoral polls that kicked off on May 8 are the first elections of any kind in Lebanon since the last municipal vote in 2010.

Comments 1
Missing humble 24 May 2016, 22:42

There is one person and one person only destroying this country.