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
  1. Many congratulations to President Joseph Aoun. May our Lord Jesus Christ Bless him, and Bless Lebanon. 🙏✝️🇱🇧

  2. 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

  3. congratulation to Lebanon for new President and hopefully they will focus on development nation❤❤❤❤

  4. 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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