Lebanon's parliament has elected the US-backed army chief as the country's president, ending years of political stalemate and a presidential vacuum. Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds of voting.
This came after a strong effort by Saudi Arabia and the United States to rally support for Aoun, who is close to Washington and Riyadh. Lebanon has been without a president since former president Michel Aoun's term ended in October 2022. The former president was supported by Hezbollah and Iran.
Negotiations over his successor were unsuccessful, rekindling tensions between the country's pro-Western and pro-Iranian camps. Before Thursday's parliamentary sessions, there had been 12 failed attempts to elect a president over the past two years. (A2 Televizion)
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