This is Beirut, 19/05 05:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Romania Presidential Election Russia
Nicusor Dan, the centrist mayor of Bucharest, won a tense rerun of Romania's presidential election on Sunday, beating nationalist George Simion in a vote seen as crucial for the direction of the EU and NATO member bordering war-torn Ukraine. The ballot came five months after Romania's constitutional court annulled an election over ...
This is Beirut, 04/05 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Romania Presidential Election George Simion
Romanians returned to the polls on Sunday in a rerun of November's annulled presidential election that left the country in deep political turmoil, as a far-right candidate again is expected to win the first round. The Constitutional Court cancelled last year’s vote won by NATO critic Calin Georgescu—who has been barred from the rerun—paving ...
This is Beirut, 09/01 13:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Amal Free Patriotic Movement Hezbollah Joseph Aoun presidential election
Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun failed to get elected as Lebanon’s new president in the first round of parliament voting on Thursday. Aoun received 71 votes, short of the 86 ballots that he needs to be elected in the first round. The ballots included 37 blank votes, two for Chebli Mallat and 18 invalid votes. The blank and invalid votes have ...
This is Beirut, 09/01 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Presidential Election Lebanon
MPs are arriving at Parliament Square to take part in the thirteenth session, scheduled for 11 AM, to elect the 14th President of the Republic. Various MPs have shared their views: “Strong Republic” bloc MP Charbel Massaad stated, “The path of change began with the October 17 revolution, and this path is now crystallizing with the arrival ...
Élie-Joe Kamel, 08/01 22:35 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut asked Lebanese citizens from different areas about their expectations for tomorrow's presidential election on the eve of this critical event.
This is Beirut, 08/01 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amal Hezbollah Joseph Aoun Marada Presidential election
Head of Marada Party Sleiman Frangieh, MP Neemat Frem and former Minister Ziyad Baroud have each announced on Wednesday that they are withdrawing their candidacy for Thursday's presidential election, in favor of Army Commander General Joseph Aoun. Frangieh, whose candidature for president was supported by the Shiite duo – Amal and ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gebran Bassil Hezbollah Jean-Yves Le Drian presidential election Nabih Berri
French presidential envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian has been meeting representatives of various Lebanese political parties since Wednesday morning, hours before legislators convene on Thursday to elect the long-aspired president of the Republic. The French envoy met in the morning with two MPs from the Renewal Bloc, namely Michel Moawad and ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 07/01 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Hezbollah Israel United States presidential election
Whether a president is elected in the upcoming January 9 session or the election is postponed, the incoming head of state must inevitably be fit for the new phase Lebanon is entering. There is no more room for maneuver, and the rapid developments in the region compel the authorities to change their approach, uphold the rule of law for everyone, ...
Houna Loubnan , 06/01 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein Lebanese Forces Free Patriotic Movement Joseph Aoun Presidential Election
Lebanon faces a critical week as efforts intensify to elect a president, end the prolonged vacancy and produce the much-anticipated “white smoke.” Growing momentum suggests the likely election of Army Chief General Joseph Aoun in the parliamentary session scheduled for Thursday, January 9. A Lebanese MP who recently met with Saudi envoy ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-18 19:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Joseph Aoun PSP Walid Jumblatt Presidential election
The Democratic Gathering bloc led by the Progressive Party (PSP) announced on Wednesday the endorsement of Army Commander General Joseph Aoun for the presidency of the republic. In a meeting attended by former PSP leader Walid Joumblatt, the bloc emphasized the need of electing a president on January 9, the date fixed by parliament Speaker ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
FPM Samy Gemayel presidential election Samir Geagea
The parliamentarians of the “Independent Parliamentary Bloc” (former Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MPs), Elias Bou Saab, Simon Abi Ramia, Ibrahim Kanaan and Alain Aoun met with Samy Gemayel, the head of the Kataeb Party, on Tuesday over the long-delayed presidential election. Following the meeting, Abi Ramia emphasized that several potential ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 2024-12-10 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Hezbollah Syria Presidential election
On December 8, 2024, a historic shift reshaped Syria as Bashar al-Assad's regime fell to the opposition in just ten days. This seismic event reverberated through Damascus and the wider region, drawing attention to the Middle East’s uncertain future at a particularly delicate time, with Israel’s war on Hamas and the conflict with Hezbollah in ...