NNA - "Democratic Gathering" Bloc Secretary, MP Hadi Abou Al-Hassan, tweeted on the presidential vacuum, saying: "How often have we heard words of justification about the failure to elect a president of the republic, to the extent that some have compared our failure to the failure of the US Congress to elect its president...Tonight, after successive sessions, persistence and determination, the President of Congress was elected. I wish we could follow their example today, present the year's gift to the people, and begin the reform and construction workshop!"

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