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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

How, in two hours, Parliament achieved what it didn't in two years

Tale of a (long) day that saw Joseph Aoun elected as the president.

How, in two hours, Parliament achieved what it didn't in two years

The Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, votes in the second round of the presidential election in Parliament on Jan. 9, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)

"Here come the real voters." "All the better for us, otherwise we would never have had a president ... at least not a real one." Two members of the parliamentary guard chatted on Thursday morning in the central hall, moments...
"Here come the real voters." "All the better for us, otherwise we would never have had a president ... at least not a real one." Two members of the parliamentary guard chatted on Thursday morning in the central hall, moments...