EU foreign ministers have “strongly” reiterated their call on all the rival political parties to “take decisive action” to elect a new president and put Lebanon’s stability and national interest ahead of partisan politics.

“The EU restates its call to all members of the parliament to uphold Lebanon’s long-standing democratic tradition and to convene to elect a president without further delay in line with the Constitution,” the ministers said on Monday following a meeting they held in Luxembourg.

“It is of utmost importance that all parties uphold the Constitution, fully implement the Taef Agreement, and the National Pact,” they said.

Their closing statement warned that “the protracted presidential vacuum increasingly poses severe risks for the country as a whole.”

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