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Joseph Aoun elected as Lebanon's president after two-year deadlock

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Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, was elected as the country's new president by an overwhelming majority in the second round of voting. He secured 99 votes out of 128 from the parliament, which had been deadlocked for years in electing a successor to Michel Aoun whose term ended in October 2022. Aoun's candidacy was backed by several political parties, as well as the US, France and Saudi Arabia, which saw him as a man of "personal integrity" and a reliable partner.

  1. LB
    Joseph Aoun
    1. A new phase in the history of Lebanon begins today.
  2. LB
    Mohammad Raad
    Hezbollah
    1. We wanted to send a message… that we are protectors of sovereignty.
  3. NL
    Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
    United Nations
    1. A prime minister must be designated and a government formed without delay.
  4. LB
    Zeina Khodr
    Al Jazeera
    1. Joseph Aoun really is a favourite candidate of the international community, but … he really does enjoy support here.
    2. This is a country where there are deep … political and sectarian divisions. If one community feels that they have been left out, then there cannot be civil peace. This country does not function if there is no consensus.
  5. LB
    Karim Emile Bitar
    Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth
    1. Within the Lebanese army, he is perceived as someone who is dedicated... who has the national interest at heart, and who has been trying to consolidate this institution, which is the last non-sectarian institution still on its feet in the country.
  6. US
    David Wood
    Crisis Group
    1. The group might compromise on the presidency in exchange for concessions on the next government or the fate of its military program.
    2. These institutional footholds will give Hezbollah an enduring say in Lebanon's political affairs.
    3. On several occasions, extreme dysfunction has pushed Lebanon's leaders to finally take political decisions.

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sources

  1. 1.France 24
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.CTV News
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.BBC
  6. 6.Al Jazeera
  7. 7.South China Morning Post
  8. 8.CNN
  9. 9.CNA News
  10. 10.Le Monde
  11. 11.The Times
  12. 12.The New York Times

perspectives

  1. 1.Israel Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu
  3. 3.Iran Foreign Policy
  4. 4.Ethnic tensions
  5. 5.French Foreign Policy
  6. 6.Israel-Lebanese Hezbollah Conflict
  7. 7.National Debt
  8. 8.Lebanon Political instability

countries

  1. 1.FranceFR
  2. 2.United KingdomGB
  3. 3.IsraelIL
  4. 4.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  5. 5.LebanonLB
  6. 6.QatarQA
  7. 7.Saudi ArabiaSA
  8. 8.Syrian Arab RepublicSY
  9. 9.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.HezbollahLB
  2. 2.Shia
  3. 3.Maronite Church
  4. 4.Lebanese armyLB
  5. 5.World Bank
  6. 6.Amal Movement
  7. 7.Sunni
  8. 8.International Monetary Fund
  9. 9.ISIS-K
  10. 10.American University of Beirut
  11. 11.Carnegie Middle East Center
  12. 12.France Foreign MinistryFR

persons

  1. 1.Joseph AounLB
  2. 2.Michel Aoun
  3. 3.Bashar Al-AssadSY
  4. 4.Suleiman Frangieh
  5. 5.Nabih BerriLB
  6. 6.Hassan NasrallahLB
  7. 7.Elias Al-Baysari
  8. 8.Euan Ward
  9. 9.Jean-Yves Le DrianFR
  10. 10.Lisa Johnson
  11. 11.Najib MikatiLB
  12. 12.Alain Aoun

technicals

  1. 1.Christianity
  2. 2.Jihad
  3. 3.Bekaa Valley
  4. 4.Lebanese Civil War
  5. 5.Litani River
  6. 6.Medal of War
  7. 7.Persian Gulf