Author: Unknown
Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Lebanese Army commander Joseph Aoun becomes Lebanon’s 14th president. Aou’s appointment overcomes a major impasse; parliament had met on 12 prior occasions to vote for a president but failed to elect one. He eventually won 99 votes from 128-seat parliament in second round of voting. Economic and political crises Aoun’s term as commander coincided with a period of incredible difficulty for the country. A years-long economic crisis has left millions of Lebanese struggling. The institution Aoun was in charge of, the Lebanese army, was also widely seen as weaker than the Shia group Hezbollah. To worsen matters for the country, Israel’s war on Gaza quickly dragged in Lebanon. The war’s resolution did open a pathway to finally selecting a president, as international and domestic pressure increased to find a solution and send a message that Lebanon would begin to rebuild. The new president also pledged to rebuild the areas targeted by Israel. His emphasis on national unity comes at a rare moment of agreement. It will take much more to prove to the Lebanese people that the country has now truly turned a corner.

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