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Naharnet · Lebanon · Lebanon postpones its May 2026 election by two years as war with Israel rages
Tracks the contradiction between President Aoun's, Speaker Berri's and PM Salam's stated wish for timely elections and the parliamentary majority that voted to postpone, framing the delay as the political class extending its own mandate under cover of the war.
“Aoun, Berri and Salam say they want timely elections even as parliament moves to extend its term.”