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 election ...

The session was the legislature’s 13th attempt to elect a successor to Michel Aoun, whose term ended in October 2022.

The election scheduled for Thursday is Lebanon’s latest bid to elect a leader after several failed attempts since Michel Aoun ... conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, a Lebanese militia ...

Joseph Aoun, the former Lebanese army commander, is country’s 14th president after a two-year vacancy. Lebanese Army ...

An exception is Michel Aoun, who led the Free Patriotic Movement ... He was supported by Iran-backed Hezbollah and Amal, the Shia political party of parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.

LEBANESE PRESIDENT Michel Aoun (right ... before seeing its role eclipsed by Iran and Hezbollah. Aoun, head of Lebanon's U.S.-backed army, would still need 86 votes because his election requires ...

A source close to Hezbollah and ally Amal said representatives of the blocs met with Aoun after the first round. The Mediterranean country has been without a president since the term of Michel ...

Hezbollah's support was vital to propelling Michel Aoun to the presidency in 2016, as the group and factions which supported its possession of a powerful arsenal were in the ascendant. A State ...

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 ...

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, the leader ...