Lebanese parliament elects new president
Joseph Aoun has promised “openness to the East and West”
Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun has been chosen as the country’s new president, ending more than two years of political deadlock. Backed by the US, Aoun will oversee a flagging economy and a delicate ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah paramilitary group.
Aoun failed to win a majority during a first round of voting on Thursday, but secured the presidency when lawmakers voted a second time in the afternoon.
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