Lebanese parliament confirms holding parliamentary elections on March 27

Gebran Bassil, leader of Lebanon's biggest Christian bloc, the Free Patriotic Movement, gestures as he speaks after he withdrew from a parliamentary session at UNESCO Palace in Beirut, Lebanon October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese parliament voted on Thursday to hold legislative elections on March 27, confirming an earlier vote last week that had been challenged by President Michel Aoun.

The body originally voted on Oct. 19 to hold the election at that time but President Aoun sent the law back for reconsideration on Friday.