Lebanese parliament elects Joseph Aoun as president, ending political deadlock • FRANCE 24 English
After two years of a presidential vacuum, Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president Thursday in the second round of a parliamentary vote. Addressing parliament shortly after the vote, Aoun emphasised the need for reforms and said his tenure would be focused on national reconstruction and maintaining Lebanon’s territorial integrity. FRANCE 24’s Rawad Taha reports from Beirut.
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22 comments
God bless the President of Lebanon and Labanese Christians and everyone. ✝️☦️🌍💙
All thanks to Israel!
Congratulations to my 3rd cousin Joseph Aoun so and very proud well deserved ❤❤❤
That's great. Let democracy prevail in Lebanon.
🙌🏻🇱🇧❤🩹🙏🏻
Doesn't matter whether lebanon has a president or not. Theyre all useless.
Now thats a leader. I LOVE YOU LEBANON!! From U.S.
Many congratulations to President Joseph Aoun. May our Lord Jesus Christ Bless him, and Bless Lebanon. 🙏✝️🇱🇧
a Christian pro west Leader.
Well it's not democratic if he has to be a specific religion.
A very wise move by Lebanon leaders
Seen it all.before, Lebanon will never change ,all the politicians are so corrupt you can't even imagine, to a point where an MP asked for American citizen and $$ if he voted for Joseph aoun, unbelievable
YA RAB thank you Israel for helping us get rid of Hizbollah
Inshallah peace in Lebanon
Congs to Lebanon…but get rid of non- state armed gangs like Hezbollah
99 votes not 91
Happy news. Strong faith lebanese Christians
"elects" = USrael succeeded in putting their puppet in place after threatening to withhold financial aid
Supposed to be dr Samir geagea
God bless you mr Joseph President of Lebanon
They should thank Israel to save them from Hibalah. Interesting how no one is talking about it.
congratulation to Lebanon for new President and hopefully they will focus on development nation❤❤❤❤
So he has been the army chief since 2017 and has collaborated with hezbolla all these years and now Trump's US and Macron's France want us to believe that he will be different and that Israel can trust this clown.
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