Lebanons presidential election: Details of votes in first round
second round in two hours
In the first round of voting, Lebanon's parliament failed to elect a president. Candidate Joseph Aoun gained 71 votes out of the needed 86 votes.
Meanwhile, Chibli Mallat earned two votes while 37 MPs voted with a white ballot, four votes were deemed "canceled," and a number of MPs voted for the slogan: "Sovereignty and constitution."
After the voting ended, Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri called for a second round in two hours.