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JOSEPH AOUN'S ELECTION

Anatomy of a shift in era

The president is reintegrated as an essential piece in the institutional puzzle, not just a mere symbolic figure. This hopefully marks the end of a crisis that has been replayed since the events of 2006 and 2014.

Anatomy of a shift in era

The new President, Joseph Aoun, on the day of his election, Jan. 9, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L’Orient Le-Jour)

Through an international mobilization to resolve a more than two-year institutional deadlock, the election of Joseph Aoun highlighted the stakes tied to the choice of the Lebanese head of state. Presumed diminished since Taif Agreement due to a...
Through an international mobilization to resolve a more than two-year institutional deadlock, the election of Joseph Aoun highlighted the stakes tied to the choice of the Lebanese head of state. Presumed diminished since Taif Agreement due to a...