The 13th Session of Parliamentary discussions in the Lebanese Parliament continued until afternoon after lawmakers failed to elect the new President in the morning session on Thursday.
The Army commander Joseph Aoun was elected as the president after the lawmakers cast their votes in the afternoon session of the parliament.
Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament to win the presidency on Thursday afternoon. He only needed a simple parliamentary majority in the second round, according to Al Jazeera.
Lebanon had been without a President since Michel Aoun's term ended in October 2022.
President-elect Joseph Aoun delivered speech before Lebanese lawmakers after winning the Presidential vote.
MNA
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