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Lebanon's parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock

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Lebanon's parliament chooses army commander Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock

Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, center, reviews the honor guard upon his arrival at the Lebanese Parliament to be sworn in as a new president, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, center, reviews the honor guard upon his arrival at the Lebanese Parliament to be sworn in as a new president, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese lawmakers gather to elect a new president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese lawmakers gather to elect a new president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese cabinet ministers applaud the newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, standing at the top, as gives his first speech at Parliament after being sworn in as president in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese cabinet ministers applaud the newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, standing at the top, as gives his first speech at Parliament after being sworn in as president in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, center, smiles and waves to journalists upon his arrival at the Lebanese Parliament to be sworn in as a new president, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, center, smiles and waves to journalists upon his arrival at the Lebanese Parliament to be sworn in as a new president, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A Lebanese army soldier with a sniffer dog checks a road that leads to the parliament building while lawmakers gather to elect a president in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

A Lebanese army soldier with a sniffer dog checks a road that leads to the parliament building while lawmakers gather to elect a president in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

A Lebanese lawmaker casts his vote to elect a new president, at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A Lebanese lawmaker casts his vote to elect a new president, at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun addresses his first speech at the Lebanese Parliament after being sworn in as a new president, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun addresses his first speech at the Lebanese Parliament after being sworn in as a new president, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese lawmakers count the votes after casting their ballots to elect a new president, at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese lawmakers count the votes after casting their ballots to elect a new president, at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard in front of the parliament building before a session to elect a new Lebanese president in down town Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard in front of the parliament building before a session to elect a new Lebanese president in down town Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese lawmakers gather to elect a new president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese lawmakers gather to elect a new president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc members attend a parliamentary session to elect a new president, at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc members attend a parliamentary session to elect a new president, at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, right, casts his vote to elect a new president, at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Lebanese Parliament media office via AP)

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, right, casts his vote to elect a new president, at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Lebanese Parliament media office via AP)

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri opens the session to elect a new president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri opens the session to elect a new president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)