Joseph Aoun elected as Lebanon’s new president

The Lebanese Parliament elected Army Commander Joseph Aoun as the country's new president in its second session on Thursday, ending a presidential vacuum that lasted over two years.President Aoun received 99 votes out of 128. General Aoun is Lebanon's 14th president and was elected in the presence of French Presidential Envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian, Saudi […]

Lebanese Parliament fails to elect new president

The Lebanese Parliament failed to elect a new president during the first session held Thursday, pending its resumption in two hours.General Joseph Aoun received 71 votes, 37 blank ballots, 14 votes for ‘Sovereignty and Constitution,’ two votes for Shibli Mallat, and four invalid ballots.A candidate needs a two-thirds majority, or 86 votes out of 128, […]