Joseph Aoun, 61, Lebanon’s army commander, takes the role of president after over two years of the seat being empty and 13 attempts to vote in a leader.
Lebanon has elected a president following a two-year deadlock and power vacuum, signaling a weakened Hezbollah.
Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was voted in as president in a second round of parliamentary voting Thursday, ending a more ...
Following tense scenes early in the session, the first round of Thursday's vote concluded with 71 votes for Joseph Aoun, the ...
Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a president on Thursday, with officials seeing better chances of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's war with Hezbollah and the toppling of the ...
Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds of voting ... coupled with the downfall of its ally Syrian ...
Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general ...
with officials seeing better odds of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's assault on Hezbollah and the toppling of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria. The post, reserved for ...