Speaker to Be Elected Thursday
Eldest MP Abdel Latif el-Zein called for a parliament session at 10:30 am Thursday to elect a new speaker.
Zein made the announcement in parliament after he resumed work at his office Monday.
A parliamentary source told al-Liwaa newspaper on Monday that the tendency of most parliamentary blocs is toward re-electing current Speaker Nabih Berri for a fifth term in office.