(VOVworld) - The Lebanese parliament failed to elect a president for the country for the 33rd time because the fractions could not agree on the candidate.

Lebanon broke its own record as the country clocked 570 days without a president on Dec. 16, 2015 after 33 election sessions  (photo:http://yalibnan.com/)

Speaker Nabih Berri said only 45 lawmakers were present for the Wednesday debate, not as much as two-thirds of the 128-member parliament.
The parliament failed to elect a president due to the separation of Christians, Sunni and Shiite Muslims, and Druze. Lebanon has been without a president for more than a year, ever since the term of Michel Sleiman ended.