<picture class="article__media"> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2025/01/09/0/0/4200/2800/664/0/75/0/a0ea688_ftp-import-images-1-vgmglu6kkb4q-5691517-01-06.jpg" alt="Images Le Monde.fr" width="100%" height="auto"> </picture> <noscript> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2025/01/09/0/0/4200/2800/664/0/75/0/a0ea688_ftp-import-images-1-vgmglu6kkb4q-5691517-01-06.jpg" alt="Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri smiles as he chairs a parliamentary session to elect a president, in Beirut, on January 9, 2025. "> </noscript> <figcaption class="article__legend" aria-hidden="true">Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri smiles as he chairs a parliamentary session to elect a president, in Beirut, on January 9, 2025. ANWAR AMRO / AFP </figcaption>

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was voted in as president in a second round of parliamentary voting on Thursday, January 9, ending a more than two-year vacuum in the crisis-hit, war-battered country.

"The speaker announces that the president is Joseph Aoun," speaker Nabih Berri said, reporting that Aoun received 99 out of 128 votes after failing to get the required majority in a first round earlier in the day.

Le Monde with AFP

Aoun received 99 out of 128 votes in Parliament after failing to get the required majority in the first round earlier in the day.{ai:summary}Joseph Aoun has been elected as Lebanon's president after a two-year vacancy, receiving 99 out of 128 votes in a parliamentary session. The announcement was made by parliament speaker Nabih Berri following a first round where Aoun did not secure the necessary majority. This election marks a significant development for Lebanon, a country facing ongoing crises and instability. #politics

Army chief Joseph Aoun elected as Lebanese president

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