Military returns to prominence Aoun is the fifth army commander to ascend to the presidency in Lebanon, following in the footsteps of Fouad Chehab, Émile Lahoud, Michel Sleiman, and Michel Aoun.

The Mediterranean country has been without a president since the term of Michel Aoun -- not related -- ended in October 2022, with tensions between the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement and its ...

Aoun, no relation to former president Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States and Saudi Arabia, whose assistance Lebanon will need as it seeks to rebuild.

Thursday's vote that led to the election of Aoun was the 13th round of voting since the last president, Michel Aoun (no relation), retired in October 2022. The office of the president of Lebanon ...