Berri promises several rounds to elect president

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has said that he will be "decisive" in the January 9 presidential election session.

"Even if we held several rounds in the same session, what's important is for parliament to elect a president and for MPs to shoulder their responsibilities regarding this constitutional duty," Berri told An-Nahar newspaper.

As for the continuous Israeli violations in the south, he said the ceasefire monitoring committee and UNIFIL must "carry out their responsibilities."

"Israel must withdraw from the towns it has reached and the Lebanese Army must deploy in these places. Nothing more, nothing less," Berri added.

"As for Hezbollah, it is cooperating with the army to implement what was agreed on," the Speaker went on to say.