Aoun, who turns 61 on Friday ... US, Saudi and French envoys visited Beirut in the run-up, while French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian attended the vote. Several lawmakers in the second round still ...

Within minutes, Aoun arrived in parliament ... France’s special envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian had also met with Hezbollah lawmakers. France is one of the few Western countries that ...

Aoun, 60, has been commander of the U.S.-backed ... French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot expressed hope in comments to France Inter radio, saying the election was "a prerequisite for the ...

who then signaled in a statement that he would not reject Aoun’s candidacy. And French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian met with Hezbollah lawmakers Wednesday. Later in the day, Hezbollah’s preferred ...

The source said representatives from the bloc met Aoun before lawmakers returned for a second vote. US, Saudi and French envoys have visited Beirut to increase pressure in the run-up to the vote.