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Lebanon’s new leader faces impending national collapse

Lebanon’s parliament elected a new president on January 9 after a two-year political deadlock and 13 failed attempts. Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second round of voting after his rival, a Hezbollah-backed candidate called Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew from the race. In his inaugural speech to parliament, President Aoun outlined a series […]

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