Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect the country’s army commander ... and militarily by the war with Israel — previously backed another candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of a small Christian party in northern Lebanon with close ties to ...

Lebanon’s parliament elected a new president on January 9 after a two-year political deadlock and 13 failed attempts. Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second round of voting after his rival, a Hezbollah-backed candidate called Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew from the race.

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament convened Thursday to make yet another ... Hezbollah previously backed another candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of a small Christian party in northern Lebanon with close ties to former Syrian President Bashar ...

Following tense scenes early in the session, the first round of Thursday's vote concluded with 71 votes for Joseph Aoun, the widely supported army commander. View on euronews

Lebanon's parliament is set to convene Thursday to attempt to elect a head of state for the 13th time during a more than 2-year-long presidential vacuum.

Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament convened Thursday to make ... war with Israel - previously backed another candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of a small Christian party in northern ...

France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the nation attempts to recover from the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.

Lebanon's parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.

(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to ... Hezbollah previously backed another candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of a small Christian party ...

secured 99 votes in a second round of voting in Lebanon's 128-seat parliament, ensuring a comfortable majority. His election comes after Hezbollah-backed candidate Suleiman Frangieh withdrew from ...

Joseph Aoun now faces the daunting task of steering Lebanon toward a brighter future. However, his tenure is likely to encounter persistent resistance from his opponents, particularly Hezbollah and it