Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and MP Sethrida Geagea at a restricted opposition meeting in Maarab, Jan. 8, 2025. (Credit: Photo provided by LF)
Almost all political players revealed on Wednesday for whom they intend to vote, just a few hours before the eagerly-awaited parliamentary session devoted to the presidential election. Everything seems to point that the army chief, Joseph Aoun, will be elected president. After all, the overwhelming majority of the players finally gave in to international pressure, led by U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, and his Saudi counterpart, Yazid ben Farhan. Read more Behind Hezbollah’s timid ‘yes’ to Joseph Aoun for president Even Marada leader Sleiman Frangieh, who for months clung to his chances of succeeding Michel Aoun, has come to terms with the reality: the stars are not aligned for him. He therefore withdrew from the race. This has freed Hezbollah, who had been endorsing him for over two years....
Almost all political players revealed on Wednesday for whom they intend to vote, just a few hours before the eagerly-awaited parliamentary session devoted to the presidential election. Everything seems to point that the army chief, Joseph Aoun, will be elected president. After all, the overwhelming majority of the players finally gave in to international pressure, led by U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, and his Saudi counterpart, Yazid ben Farhan. Read more Behind Hezbollah’s timid ‘yes’ to Joseph Aoun for president Even Marada leader Sleiman Frangieh, who for months clung to his chances of succeeding Michel Aoun, has come to terms with the reality: the stars are not aligned for him. He therefore withdrew from the race. This has freed Hezbollah, who had been endorsing him for over two...