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Joseph Aoun's inaugural speech: What does Hezbollah think?

Although the votes of the Hezbollah-Amal MPs helped elect the new president, he delivered strong messages to Hezbollah, particularly on the highly sensitive issue of arms.

Joseph Aoun's inaugural speech: What does Hezbollah think?

Hezbollah MPs voting during the Jan. 9, 2025, parliamentary election session. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)

On Thursday, Jan. 9, Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's newly elected president, delivered his inaugural address to Parliament following his election with 99 votes. "I pledge to fulfill my role as supreme commander of the armed forces and chairman of the...
On Thursday, Jan. 9, Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's newly elected president, delivered his inaugural address to Parliament following his election with 99 votes. "I pledge to fulfill my role as supreme commander of the armed forces and chairman of the...