Bernie Sanders is ineligible to be Lebanon's president, as he is neither a Lebanese citizen nor a Maronite Christian — the requirements for the position stipulated in the Constitution.

The Lebanese parliament elected armed forces commander Joseph Aoun as the country's new president on Thursday in a second round of voting. Aoun received 99 votes in a second vote from the 128-member parliament.

Lebanon's lawmakers voted for a second time in the day Thursday to elect a much-needed president, with army chief Joseph Aoun expected to win.

After two years of a presidential vacuum, Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president Thursday in the second round of a parliamentary vote. Addressing parliament shortly after the vote, Aoun emphasised the need for reforms and said his tenure would be focused on national reconstruction and maintaining Lebanon's territorial integrity.

Lebanese lawmakers are set to meet in an attempt to elect a president - a position vacant for more than two years - but the chances of success are far from certain. Lebanon, which has been suffering from an economic and financial meltdown since 2019,

The 128-member Lebanese parliament failed on Thursday to elect a president in the first round of votes after more than two years of deadlock. The most promising candidate, army chief Joseph Aoun, did not achieve the required majority,

The 128 lebanese lawmakers could elect army chief Joseph Aoun as president Thursday after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the war-battered country out of financial crisis.