Lebanon’s parliament convened Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that's lasted for more than two years. While 12 previous attempts have failed to choose a successor to former President Michel Aoun,

Joseph Aoun’s candidacy faces constitutional challenges. As a sitting army commander, he is technically barred from becoming President, although such bans have been waived in the past. If elected, Aoun would need a two-thirds majority of the 128-member parliament, even in the second round.

Lebanese lawmakers could elect army chief Joseph Aoun as president Thursday after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the war-battered country out of financial crisis.The legislative session comes with 17 days remaining in a ceasefire that called for the deployment of Lebanese troops alongside UN peacekeepers as Israeli forces withdraw from the country's south.

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, the frontrunner in Thursday's vote for president, is a political neophyte but is expected to benefit from his position as head of one of the country's most respected institutions.

Lawmakers from Free Patriotic Movement, Hezbollah, Amal Movements still not decided to support Aoun - Anadolu Ajansı

Lebanon’s parliament convened Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that's lasted for more than two years. While 12 previous attempts have failed to choose a successor to former President Michel Aoun,

Lebanese lawmakers will on Thursday finally elect a president after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the country out of financial crisis. Army chief, Joseph Aoun, is seen as the frontrunner,