Published: 5 November 2016
Last updated: 4 March 2024
It is difficult to imagine an Aoun presidency being worse for the pro-West/anti-Syrian March 14 coalition - and US interests - than the 29-month presidential vacancy it ended.
And see:
The significance of Lebanon’s new president - Aurélie Daher - LobeLog 02.11.16
Why it took Lebanon two years to elect a president. The problem with Lebanese electoral politics is far less sectarian than we are often led to believe. And you thought the American elections were a headache?
Lebanon under General Michel Aoun – a profile and a preliminary assessment - Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah – Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs 03.11.16
29 months of presidential vacancy comes to an end with a Maronite president identified as an ally of Hezbollah and, by projection, of Iran. But it is too early to say Aoun’s victory means the defeat of the Christian, pro-Saudi, pro-Western camp, especially in Lebanon where alliances change constantly.
