Article: Fear of civil war stalks Lebanon

Country unable to elect a president, vote delayed for another week

BEIRUT - Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Friday handed over the task of securing law and order in Lebanon to the country's army commander until a political consensus is reached and a new president is elected, after efforts to again chose his successor fell through.

In a televised speech only hours before he was to end nine years in power, Lahoud said "there are conditions and risks on the ground that could lead to a state of emergency, and the army should take over the security of the country."

The move comes after Lebanon's arliamentary speaker Nabih Berri postponed a vote on Friday that would have been the last chance ...

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