The session was the legislature’s 13th attempt to elect a successor to Michel Aoun, whose term ended in October 2022.
a government,” Mr Michel Mouawad, a Christian lawmaker opposed to Hezbollah who voted for Gen Aoun, told Reuters. “We did get a message from Saudi of support,” he added. The Saudi King and ...
The Mediterranean country had been without a president since the term of Michel Aoun ended in October 2022, with tensions between Hezbollah and its opponents scuppering a dozen previous votes.
The session was the legislature’s 13th attempt to elect a successor to Michel Aoun, whose term ended in October 2022. Hezbollah previously backed another candidate, Suleiman Frangieh ...
a government,” Michel Mouawad, a Christian lawmaker opposed to Hezbollah who voted for Aoun, told Reuters before the vote. “We did get a message from Saudi of support,” he added. Aoun’s ...
Hezbollah — which has been weakened politically ... It ended when former president Michel Aoun was elected. The president’s role in Lebanon is limited under the power-sharing system in which ...