Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri opens the 4th session to elect a new President in Beirut on October 24, 2022. - Lebanon failed for a fourth time to elect a successor to President Michel Aoun before his term ends next week, with lawmakers divided over a candidate opposed by Hezbollah. Parliament speaker Nabih Berri called for another vote on October 27 as the crisis-hit country, already governed by a caretaker cabinet, hurtles towards a imminent power vacuum. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)