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For Michel Aoun, a victory at all costs?

The President is now demanding that the MPs elect his successor — before the formation of a new cabinet

For Michel Aoun, a victory at all costs?

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri congratulating President Michel Aoun on Oct. 31, 2016, in Nejmeh Square. (Credit: AFP)

BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun is fighting a rearguard action today. A few weeks before the end of his six-year term, and days before a parliamentary meeting that could elect his successor, the president has his back to the wall, for the reason that...
BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun is fighting a rearguard action today. A few weeks before the end of his six-year term, and days before a parliamentary meeting that could elect his successor, the president has his back to the wall, for the reason that...