{"id":211522,"date":"2025-01-09T13:12:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/09\/lebanese-lawmakers-choose-a-president-after-2-years-of-gridlock\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T13:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:12:30","slug":"lebanese-lawmakers-choose-a-president-after-2-years-of-gridlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/09\/lebanese-lawmakers-choose-a-president-after-2-years-of-gridlock\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese Lawmakers Choose a President After 2 Years of Gridlock"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lebanon\u2019s fractured Parliament overcame more than two years of gridlock on Thursday to choose a new president, a critical step toward bringing stability to a country attempting to recover from economic catastrophe and a devastating war<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers elected Gen. Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, by an overwhelming majority in the second round of voting, after he failed to achieve the necessary majority in the initial vote. It marked a breakthrough toward forming a government with a mandate to lead the country after more than two years of stalemate under weak caretaker rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The vote was seen as a crucial milestone for Lebanon, which has endured a series of disasters in recent years, including an economic collapse<\/a> and a war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah that has left large parts of the country in ruins.<\/p>\n

The election Thursday \u2014 which frequently descended into shouting matches \u2014 also came at an unnerving time for Lebanon and the wider region. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n