Parliament voting session on new Lebanon cabinet delayed by power cut

FILE PHOTO: Lebanese policeman stand outside the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon October 17, 2017. Picture taken October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A power cut forced a delay on Monday to the start of a Lebanese parliamentary session that is scheduled to discuss the new cabinet's policy programme and hold a vote of confidence.

Lebanon is battling one of the deepest depessions of modern times, with worsening fuel shortages translating into few if any hours of state-backed power a day and most Lebanese relying on private generators for electricity.