Michel Aoun, President
General Michel Aoun’s confidence of becoming president could not have been doubted, although many people were posing questions on that confidence’s source, and one of those people was the writer of these lines. Despite my objective approach towards the current balance of powers, I did not believe that the opportunity is already available for the arrival of General Michel Aoun to Presidency, with all that he holds of ideas...
Aoun supporters: “We believe in our president even if an extended parliament brought him to presidency”
For many Lebanese, today was a “national wedding”, since the deputy they support, Michel Aoun, was announced president. That was not surprising for anyone residing in the country, or following the updates in the 10,452km country. As Aoun supporters have been preparing for this day since a while, many Lebanese opposed the idea of a president being elected from an extended parliament, asking: “How is this called...
How did politicians react on Aoun’s presidency of the Lebanese Republic?
After Deputy Michel Aoun won Lebanon’s presidency in the third ballot of the second round, obtaining 83 votes, politicians’ statements were all over media outlets. Some supported his presidency, while others congratulated him although they did not vote for him. Here are some of the local and international politicians’ reactions: Nasrallah calls Aoun, congratulates him… The media bureau of Hezbollah issued the...
Michel Aoun wins Lebanon’s presidency
Today, Deputy Michel Aoun won Lebanon’s presidency in the third ballot of the second round, obtaining 83 votes. Thus, the 47th parliamentary session ended with the 13th president of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, who waited 26 years to come back to Baabda. Newly elected president General Michel Aoun duly assumed his presidential powers stated by the Lebanese Constitution, at Baabda palace, following his victory. Aoun, who...
Zambia’s Lungu re-elected president as rival cries foul
Zambia’s incumbent president Edgar Lungu was declared the winner of a closely-fought election on Monday but the victory was immediately challenged by his main rival. Election commission chief Esau Chulu announced Lungu was “duly elected” after releasing the final results from Thursday’s election, which put the president ahead of his main rival Hakainde Hichilema by 2.5 percent or around 200,000 votes. “We...
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