the president must be a marron ipt. the vice a sunni. and the speaker a shia.his looks like a long and tricky process. bring us up to date with what is happening and how it will proceed. >> yes, as you said. it was not surprising that no president was elect. neither of the major blocks in the parliament have the necessary votes. however, this was many years considered a session. a session for the different political parties to show their voice and power for a process to agree on one president, enjoy k the consensus of the local parties and the international allies in the region. there was one session, there was supposed to be another, that would change the rules. according to the constitution, if one candidate does not get enough votes, there could be another session, and he doesn't need two-thirds of the votes, but 50%, plus one. it does not happen. there's no quorum. there's another session. no expectations that a president will be elected then. >> politics has been complicated because of sectarian divides. international powers have a stake. what kind of fore