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Lebanon has a new President after two years of political vacuum
Last Thursday, Lebanon’s Parliament voted in General Joseph Aoun, a Maronite Christian as President of Lebanon. He was previously Lebanon’s Army Commander since 2017. His Hezbollah-nominated opponent Suleiman Frangieh withdrew his candidacy, and General Aoun got elected with 99 votes out of 128 votes in favour. This is the first time in many years that…