The Lebanon parliament has elected army chief Joseph Aoun president, ending a two-year political stalemate and presidential vacuum.
Mr Aoun was declared the election winner on Thursday after two rounds of voting, securing 99 votes out of a total of 128 – the entire parliament membership.
This outcome followed extensive efforts by Saudi Arabia and the United States to garner support for Mr Aoun and 12 unsuccessful attempts by the parliament to find a successor after the former president, Michel Aoun, left office in October 2022.
