Politics of Lebanon
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Lebanon is a parliamentary democratic republic within the overall framework of confessionalism, a form of consociationalism in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representative
The Grand Serail, also known as the Government Palace, is the headquarters of the prime minister of Lebanon
The Lebanese parliament building at Place de l'Étoile in Beirut
Joseph Aoun
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Joseph Khalil Aoun is a Lebanese politician and former army general who has served as the 14th president of Lebanon since 2025. He has previously served as the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces,
Politics of Lebanon
…because of Israeli military actions. The Syrian regime change in December 2024 was said to start a new chapter in Lebanese politics. In January 2025, Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander, was elected Lebanese 14th president after a two-year vacancy. In February 2025, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, former president…
Official portrait, 2025
Aoun meeting with Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Schallenberg in February 2024
Aoun meeting with Nikos Christodoulides, president of Cyprus, a day after Aoun's appointment.
Aoun along with U.S. President Donald J. Trump in the Oval office, 21 July 2026