The National Interest12d
Michel Aoun
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 ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs26d
Now is a critical moment for Lebanon - editorial
including the last head of state Michel Aoun, who is of no relation. Aoun’s election is a chance for a fresh start for Lebanon after years of domination by Hezbollah – the country has had no ...
The New York Times27d
Lebanon Chooses a President After 2 Years of Gridlock
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 ...
Anadolu Ajansi26d
Lebanon’s new president calls for comprehensive defense policy, dialogue with Syria
Aoun was elected by the Lebanese parliament on Thursday, ending over two years of political vacuum since President Michel Aoun left office in October 2022. “I invite all parties to discuss a ...
The Boston Globe26d
Lebanon has new president: armed forces commander
Aoun’s predecessor, Michel Aoun (no relation), stepped down in 2022 at the end of his six-year term. It also came just 2½ weeks before a Jan. 26 deadline for Israeli forces to withdraw from ...
The Boston Globe27d
Lebanon's parliament chooses army commander Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock
The session 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. The vote came ...
Reuters27d
Lebanon's army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah
The presidency, reserved for a Maronite Christian in Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system, has been vacant since Michel Aoun's term ended in October 2022, with deeply divided factions unable ...
Reuters28d
Lebanese army chief edges towards presidency, Lebanese sources say
The post, reserved for a Maronite Christian in the country's sectarian power-sharing system, has been vacant since Michel Aoun's term ended in October 2022. None of the groups in the 128-seat ...
Al Bawaba News1mon
Joseph Aoun could be elected as Lebanon's President on Thursday
The Lebanese Parliament has failed 12 times to pick a new president since former president Michel Aoun left office on October 30, 2022. Michel Aoun, a Lebanese politician and former general ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs27d
Hezbollah candidate expected to withdraw from Lebanon's presidential elections - report
The Presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian in the country's sectarian power-sharing system and has been vacant since Michel Aoun's term ended in October 2022. LEBANESE PRESIDENT Michel ...
Arabian Business27d
Lebanon elects army chief Joseph Aoun as new president
The presidency, reserved for a Maronite Christian under Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system, had remained vacant since Michel Aoun’s term ended in October 2022, with deeply divided factions ...