The election of the president is a new opportunity for Lebanon

Everything has suddenly become possible in Lebanon since Hezbollah – and with it Iran – suffered its defeat against Israel: after more than two years of blockade, a new president was elected in parliament. Joseph Aoun was previously army chief. In order to circumvent the constitutional cooling-off period for military personnel, he needed a two-thirds majority. He achieved it because the Shiite parties Hezbollah and Amal have finally given up their opposition to a candidate other than “their” candidate.