BEIRUT: French President Francois Hollande on Saturday pledged financial and military support for Lebanon and urged its paralyzed political class to elect a president, at the start of a regional tour.

Deep political divisions have left Lebanon without a president since May 2014, and parliament has extended its own mandate twice since 2009.

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