Eichhorst Regrets Leaving Lebanon without Seeing Election of President
Written by Najib

 

European Union Ambassador to Lebanon Angelina Eichhorst has expressed regret that she will leave Lebanon at the end of her mission amid a continued vacuum at the presidential palace in Baabda.

In remarks to An Nahar daily published on Friday, the diplomat said: “I regret that I will leave Beirut in this situation, without knowing when a president will be elected.”

Baabda has been vacant since President Michel Suleiman's six-year term ended in May last year.

“You need to move forward,” she told the Lebanese, adding that the government would be able to function properly after the election of a new president no matter who leads it.

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