Joseph Aoun was elected president in January 2025 after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 2024 (see Israel-Hezbollah war). He was selected in part due to his broad backing in Lebanon and from international allies like the United States and Saudi Arabia. The weakened political standing of Hezbollah prevented the group from pushing a sympathetic candidate.
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