Lebanon’s leading Christian cleric condemned Wednesday’s failed attempt to elect a president in parliament, saying on Sunday it was a “violation of the constitution.”

According to the Reuters news agency, the religious leader of Christians in Lebanon, Beshara Batrus al-Ra’i, has described the meeting for the presidential election after a presidential gap of about eight months in Lebanon as a “joke”.

The leader of the Christian community in Lebanon has urged every official in parliament to admit their mistakes and correct them.

Earlier, in the voting for the election of the president in the Lebanese parliament, no candidate could get a clear majority in the 128-member house.

Before the second phase of the presidential election, a group of parliamentarians walked out, due to which the quorum could not be met and the parliamentary election had to be postponed.

The transition of power in Lebanon has been stalled for the past three years and there is currently no head of state and no empowered cabinet.

It should be noted that Lebanon has been facing a crisis caused by the civil war between 1975 and 1990.

For the 12th time, Lebanon’s parliament has failed to elect a president to the position reserved for a Christian official under the country’s system.