- Lebanon parliament elected Joseph Aoun as head of state.
- After a two-year gap, army commander Joseph Aoun has been elected president of Lebanon.
- Aoun received 71 out of 128 votes in the first round, and in the second round, he received 99 votes.
- He also promised to control Lebanon’s borders.
- Joseph Aoun is the fifth former army commander to ascend to Lebanon’s presidency.
- In Lebanon, a president is elected by a two-thirds majority of the 128-member house in the first round of voting or by a simple majority in the next round.
- Joseph Aoun was appointed army chief in March 2017. His term was extended twice during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
