Lebanon's new president, Joseph Aoun, delivering his inauguration speech, next to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (right) and the Deputy Parliament Speaker, MP Elias Bou Saab, on Jan. 9, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)
“You can certainly say 'mabrook' [congratulations] in Lebanon,” said Antoine Hoyek, president of the Farmers' Association, summing up the mood after a parliamentary session that ended more than two years of presidential deadlock, culminating in Joseph Aoun’s election to the Lebanese presidency. Read more After the elections: Is the value of the Lebanese lira changing? Private sector representatives, contacted by L'Orient-Le Jour, expressed optimism over the outcome, which followed five years of unprecedented economic crisis and several months of war between Israel and Hezbollah, interrupted by the cease-fire that came into effect on Nov. 27.More than the election itself, it was Aoun's inaugural speech that sparked enthusiasm among the private sector. The new president promised the Lebanese |a new era," outlining plans to "change the...
“You can certainly say 'mabrook' [congratulations] in Lebanon,” said Antoine Hoyek, president of the Farmers' Association, summing up the mood after a parliamentary session that ended more than two years of presidential deadlock, culminating in Joseph Aoun’s election to the Lebanese presidency. Read more After the elections: Is the value of the Lebanese lira changing? Private sector representatives, contacted by L'Orient-Le Jour, expressed optimism over the outcome, which followed five years of unprecedented economic crisis and several months of war between Israel and Hezbollah, interrupted by the cease-fire that came into effect on Nov. 27.More than the election itself, it was Aoun's inaugural speech that sparked enthusiasm among the private sector. The new president promised the Lebanese |a new era," outlining plans to...