Lebanon’s parliament is set to vote to elect a president to fill a more than an two-year-long presidential vacuum.

Lebanese lawmakers will on Thursday finally elect a president after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the country out of financial crisis. Army chief, Joseph Aoun, is seen as the frontrunner,

Lebanon’s parliament is set to convene Thursday to attempt to elect a head of state for the 13th time during a presidential vacuum of over two years.

Lebanon’s fractious parliament will try on Thursday to do something it has failed at a dozen times over the past two years: elect a president. How it works: In Lebanon, parliament chooses the president.