Roundup: Regional countries congratulate Joseph Aoun on election as Lebanon's president

[Iran Herald] - 01/9/2025

BEIRUT, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president in the second round of the presidential vote held on Thursday. Aoun, 60, obtained 99 votes in the second round of the electoral session, which was attended by 128 members of parliament. His victory marks the end of (…)



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