Statement from President Joe Biden on Lebanon’s Presidential Election – The White House
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Today, the Speaker of Lebanon’s Parliament convened a session of Parliament to elect Lebanon’s next President, and an overwhelming majority of Lebanon’s Parliament voted in favor of Joseph Aoun. I congratulate him on his election as President of Lebanon.President Aoun’s election comes just six weeks after the United States secured an end to the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. Now, President Aoun will provide critical leadership as Lebanon and Israel fully implement that cessation of hostilities and as hundreds of thousands of people return to their homes and Lebanon recovers and rebuilds. President Aoun has my confidence. I believe strongly he is the right leader for this time.For more than two years, the Lebanese people have suffered – not only from a devastating war and continuing financial crisis, but also from the absence of national leadership. Now, through their elected parliamentarians, the people of Lebanon have exercised their democratic right to choose their own future. They have chosen a path aligned with peace, security, sovereignty, and reconstruction, in partnership with the international community. And the United States will support them as they walk that path.###We’ll be in touch with the latest information on how President Biden and his administration are working for the American people, as well as ways you can get involved and help our country build back better.
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