Lebanese opposition lawmakers stage sit-in to demand new president

A man walks near metal barriers as they close a road leading to the palriament building, where Independent Lebanese lawmakers are staging a sit-in at parliament to pile pressure the dominant factions to elect a new president, in Beirut, Lebanon January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Independent lawmakers in Lebanon are staging a sit-in at parliament to pile pressure on dominant factions to elect a new president nearly three months since the post fell vacant with the country in the throes of an economic crisis.

"We're staying in an open session until further notice," lawmaker Najat Saliba told Reuters by telephone on Friday, a day after the sit-in began.