Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon? - Al Jazeera
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanese Army commander Joseph Aoun is the new president of Lebanon. The 61-year-old becomes Lebanon’s 14th president, having filled a presidential vacuum of more than …
Joseph Aoun: US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president…
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon ’s parliament has elected the US-backed army chief to be the country’s new president, ending a years-long political stalemate and presidential vacuum. Army chief Joseph Aoun was...
Lebanon elects country's army commander as president | AP News
Jan 10, 2025 · Joseph Aoun is the fifth former army commander to ascend to Lebanon’s presidency, despite the fact that the country’s constitution prohibits high-ranking public servants, including army commanders, from assuming the presidency during their term or within two years of stepping down.
Joseph Aoun: Army chief elected Lebanon's president - BBC
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon's parliament has elected the country's army chief as president, ending a power vacuum that has lasted more than two years.
Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon…
Jan 10, 2025 · Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing a political opinion.
Lebanon parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president
Jan 9, 2025 · Joseph Aoun is Lebanon’s fifth army commander to become president, and the fourth in a row. Aoun is widely seen as the preferred pick of the United States and regional heavyweight...
Army chief Joseph Aoun elected Lebanon's president after …
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys U.S. approval and showing the diminished sway of the...
Lebanon army chief Joseph Aoun elected president, ending …
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon 's widely respected army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president in the second round of a parliamentary vote on Thursday in the 13th attempt by the legislature to elect a successor to...
Lebanon’s parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president …
Jan 9, 2025 · Joseph Aoun is the fifth former army commander to ascend to Lebanon’s presidency, despite the fact that the country's constitution prohibits high-ranking public servants, including army commanders, from assuming the presidency during their term or within two years of stepping down.
Army Commander Joseph Aoun Becomes Lebanon's New President
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon's parliament has elected army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a more than two-year vacancy during the country's political and economic crises. The election comes in the...