Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. (AP Video by Fadi Tawil, Mahmad Aounti and Zakaria El Khatib)

Lebanese hope for stability as they welcome army commander Joseph Aoun’s election as president

Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. (AP Video by Fadi Tawil, Mahmad Aounti and Zakaria El Khatib)