Lebanese parliament extends own term till 2017 amid protests
 

[IMG]https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q_7vtD5Y4DxyZEGW46Qn3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-11-05T134825Z_1_LYNXMPEAA40O6_RTROPTP_2_LEBA**N-PARLIAMENT.JPG[/IMG]By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Leba**n's parliament voted on Wednesday to extend its own mandate until 2017 citing security concerns linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria, but critics including the European Union condemned the move as unconstitutional. Lebanese politics, long dogged by sectarian divisions, has become deeply deadlocked as the Syrian war exacerbates party rivalries. Leba**n has been without a president since May because feuding lawmakers can**t agree on a candidate. ...




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