Finally Lebanon Has a President, Maronite Catholic, Michel Aoun

AsiaNews: Christian leader Michel Aoun received the number of votes needed to be elected president of the Republic of Lebanon. His election came on the on the third ballot after voting began this morning in Lebanon’s parliament.

Aoun’s election gives the country a president after at least 29 months of institutional vacuum. Saudi Arabia, which opposed him, comes out weakened in the region. More here.