Lebanon's Prime Minister Tammam Salam speaks during the Annual Arab Banking Conference in Beirut, Lebanon November 19, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam made a new appeal on Friday for the country to choose a president after an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad this week emerged as a strong candidate.
The post has been vacant for 18 months, contributing to a political deadlock that has paralysed state institutions.
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