Joseph Aoun

Joseph Aoun: 'My Mandate Will Be Founded on Respect for the Constitution'

It is rare for the election of a president in Lebanon to be met with such profound relief. The relief felt by many Lebanese on Thursday reflects a deep awareness that Joseph Aoun’s election to the highest office marks the beginning of the end for a harmful and destructive way of governance. His leadership rekindles hope for rebuilding the ...

Slim Entrusts Hassan Audi with the Interim Leadership of the Army

Caretaker Defense Minister Maurice Slim has entrusted Chief of Staff Major General Hassan Audi with the interim leadership of the Army until a new commander-in-chief is appointed. The decision was issued on Thursday, following General Joseph Aoun’s election as president. According to the text, this decision takes effect immediately.

President Joseph Aoun’s Portraits Adorn Lebanon After Election Win

Lebanon erupted in celebration as General Joseph Aoun was elected president, with his portraits swiftly appearing in cities and towns across the country. In Tripoli, a large image of President Aoun was displayed prominently in a central square, reflecting the residents’ enthusiasm. At Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, screens now ...

The Election of Joseph Aoun as President Applauded at Home

Reactions are pouring in following the election of General Joseph Aoun as President of the Republic on Thursday. Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, expressed his congratulations to Aoun on behalf of “the Lebanese nation and the Lebanese people,” underlining the critical circumstances that Lebanon is witnessing, particularly in the ...

Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun is the 14th President of Lebanon

Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun was elected on Thursday as the 14th president of Lebanon in a second round of the voting, ending more than two years of vacuum in the top post. Aoun obtained 99 votes of the 128-member unicameral parliament, against 9 blank votes, two votes for Chibli Mallat and 18 invalid ballots. The second round of the voting ...

Who is Lebanon's Long-Awaited 14th President Joseph Aoun?

When considering the implementation of a ceasefire—fragile at best—a devastating war between Hezbollah and Israel, the second-largest non-nuclear explosion in history, an unprecedented economic collapse, an unparalleled political paralysis, an attack by ISIS on Lebanese soil, all compounded by Lebanon's deeply rooted sectarian tensions, one ...

Army Commander Fails First Round of Presidential Vote

Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun failed to get elected as Lebanon’s new president in the first round of parliament voting on Thursday. Aoun received 71 votes, short of the 86 ballots that he needs to be elected in the first round. The ballots included 37 blank votes, two for Chebli Mallat and 18 invalid votes. The blank and invalid votes have ...