Lebanon's members of parliament had failed in 12 previous rounds of voting to reach a consensus on a president, leaving the presidency vacant since former President Michel Aoun stepped down in ...

This is particularly true in Lebanon, especially following new fractures in the Hezbollah-Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) alliance. In the closing days of 2021, President Michel ...

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago, and the position has remained vacant since. He bears no relation to Joseph Aoun. On Thursday, the country is set to hold elections ...

Lebanon had been without a president since the end of the tenure of former President Michel Aoun – who is not related to Joseph Aoun – in October 2022. The former president was backed by Iran ...

Analysts said Aoun, who turns 61 on Friday and is considered a man of "personal integrity", was the right candidate to finally replace Michel Aoun -- no relation -- whose term as president ended ...

It was the legislature’s 13th attempt to elect a successor to former President Michel Aoun — no relation to the army commander — whose term ended in October 2022. Aoun is widely seen as the ...

The 61-year-old becomes Lebanon’s 14th president, having filled a presidential vacuum of more than two years left by his predecessor, Michel Aoun – who is not related to the new president.