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Domestically, Lebanon’s newly minted president must oversee this process while preventing the outbreak of civil strife, something he hinted at in his acceptance speech when he promised to stop ...
Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as its president, ending a two-year deadlock and power vacuum at the top of the country’s political power ...
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 ...
On 31 October 2016, Aoun was elected the president of Lebanon, ending a 29-month vacuum at the head of the state. [68] After 45 failed attempts to achieve a parliamentary quorum for presidential elections by the Lebanese Parliament, the 127-seat chamber convened for a 46th time on 31 October under the leadership of house speaker Nabih Berri .
Joseph Khalil Aoun (/ aʊ n /; Arabic: جوزاف خليل عون; [a] born 10 January 1964) is a Lebanese politician and army general who has served as the 14th president of Lebanon since 9 January 2025. [1] [2] He previously served as commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, and is the fifth commander appointed president. [3]
An indirect election of the president of Lebanon took place from 29 September 2022 until 9 January 2025 to determine the successor of term-limited incumbent Michel Aoun. [1] The commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces , Joseph Aoun (no close relation to Michel), [ 2 ] was elected president in the second round of voting of the thirteenth ...
Lebanon’s parliament has elected the US-backed army chief to be the country’s new president, ending a years-long political stalemate and presidential vacuum. Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted ...
During the period of the French mandate in Lebanon, he was appointed minister of justice, then president of the National Assembly, and finally first president of Lebanon. He was elected president in 1926, then re-elected in 1929 by 42 votes out of 44. He was kept at his post until January 1934 by the French mandate. Under his presidency, the ...