Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel.

The Lebanese parliament Thursday elected Army Chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, ending more than two years of a political deadlock that had left the country without a head of state. According to house speaker Nabih Berri,

Lebanon’s parliament chose the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.

Lebanon's Parliament on Thursday elected the country's army commander Joseph Aoun as its president, ending a two-year deadlock and power vacuum at the top of the country's political power structure. The U.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's lawmakers voted for a second time in the day on Thursday (Jan 9) to elect a much-needed president, with army chief Joseph Aoun expected to win. The Mediterranean country has been without a president since the term of Michel Aoun – not related – ended in October 2022,

Lebanon's lawmakers on Thursday elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy in the position, in a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial crisis.Aoun, who turns 61 on Friday,

Lebanon's 128-member parliament on Thursday elected Army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun as the country's new president after the post remained vacant for more than 26 months.

The election of army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun garnered rare consensus among the Lebanese, backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia in the first presidential election for Lebanon following the fall of the Assad regime.

Lebanon’s parliament has elected army chief Joseph Aoun as President – finally giving the country a head of state after more than two years. Aoun, who had support from both the US and Saudi Arabia, received 99 of 128 votes after two rounds in a special parliamentary session.