Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) received a vote to be Lebanon’s president in a parliamentary election for the position. On Thursday, Lebanon elected its first president in two years — Army Chief Joseph Aoun,

Sanders won another term in the Senate last November but, for multiple reasons, is ineligible to lead Lebanon.

US- and Saudi-backed Joseph Aoun, tasked with upholding Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, promises state monopoly on arms, 'new phase' for beat up country

Lebanon's MPs have elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy in the position, in a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial crisis.

Lebanon’s lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy of the position, in a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial crisis.