Weakening of Hezbollah allowed Lebanon to fill vacant presidency
The weakening of Hezbollah in last year's war with Israel allowed Lebanon's long deadlocked parliament to reach consensus around a president who has the confidence of the international community. Deadlock in parliament between pro- and anti-Hezbollah blocs had stalemated a dozen previous attempts to elect a president,
Lebanon's new president, Joseph Aoun, says a new phase has begun
Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and pledged to rebuild the state, adopt a policy of "positive neutrality" and fight corruption.
High-Stakes Politics: Lebanon's Presidential Election Drama
Lebanon's parliament, led by Speaker Nabih Berri, paused a presidential election session for further consultations after the candidate, Lebanese army commander Joseph Aoun, failed to secure the necessary 86 votes in the first round.
Lebanese parliament elects Joseph Aoun president after 2-year deadlock
After years of gridlock, Lebanon’s parliament elected Aoun, the chief military commander, as president. His win could unlock money for postwar reconstruction.
Lebanon army chief Aoun becomes president after two-year vacancy
Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacancy and marking a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial meltdown.Aoun,
Lebanon leaders prepare for new bid to elect president
Lebanese political heavyweights held talks Wednesday a day ahead of a parliamentary session to elect a president, but even with key player Hezbollah weakened by war, there is no guarantee of consensus.
Lebanon's new president strikes a nationalistic tone amid regional shifts, further weakening of Hezbollah
The Lebanese parliament finally voted on a new president on Thursday following two years of deadlock. Joseph Aoun the head of the country's armed forces won a majority of the votes.
US-Backed Aoun Picked as Lebanon President
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With Hezbollah Weakened, Lebanon to Hold Presidential Vote
Reflecting the shifts, Hezbollah and its ally the Shi'ite Amal Movement led by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri have dropped their insistence on Suleiman Frangieh, their declared ca
Lebanon's army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah
Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel.
Lebanon Picks US-Backed Aoun as President in Shift From Iran
Lebanon lawmakers elected army commander Joseph Aoun as the country’s first president in more than two years, picking a US-backed candidate in a sign of Iran’s waning influence in the region.
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'A new era for Lebanon': Joseph Aoun is elected president after 2-year political deadlock
After two years of political deadlock, Lebanon elected Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as its new ...
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Joseph Aoun fails to secure needed votes in first round, Nabih Berri calls for second round in two hours: Here are the details
In the first round of voting, Lebanon's parliament failed to elect a president. Candidate Joseph Aoun gained 71 votes out of ...
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Berri’s bloc leans toward backing Joseph Aoun
The Development and Liberation Bloc, led by Speaker Nabih Berri, appears to be leaning towards supporting Army Chief Joseph Aoun in Thursday’s presidential election, according to media reports on ...
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Berri to Khalaf: 86 votes prevent any challenge in the Constitutional Council
NNA - House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Thursday addressed a comment made by MP Melhem Khalaf regarding an "implicit amendment to the constitution."   Berri stated: ...
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Parliament Speaker Berri announces Joseph Aoun as Lebanon’s president (Video)
General Joseph Aoun was officially announced as Lebanon's new president by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri during a highly ...
US shifts $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire
The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to ...
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Report: Aoun calms Shiite Duo's security, political and reconstruction concerns
President Joseph Aoun held two meetings prior to his election with the head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc MP Mohammad ...
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Speaker Nabih Berri meets French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian ahead of presidential election session
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri received French presidential envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian and his accompanying delegation at the second presidency in Ain el-Tineh. The meeting was attended by French ...