Credit: AP/Hussein Malla They fought together in the ... the Free Patriotic Movement of former President Michel Aoun — no relation to the current president — opposed his candidacy.

Since October 2022, when Michel Aoun stepped down as president at the end of his six-year term, the Parliament had voted on a replacement 12 times without success. Under Lebanon’s sectarian ...

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.

Newly-elected Lebanese president Joseph Aoun reviews the honour guard (Hussein Malla/AP ... attempt to elect a successor to former president Michel Aoun — no relation to the army commander ...

Aoun, no relation to former President Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the ... Credit: AP/Bilal Hussein In the second round, he received 99 votes. The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc ...

The session was the legislature’s 13th attempt to elect a successor to former president Michel Aoun — no ... to clinch the election (Hussein Malla/AP) Mr Aoun was widely seen as the preferred ...

(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File ... are seeking international assistance for reconstruction. Aoun, no relation to former President Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the preferred candidate of the ...