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Joseph Aoun: Army chief elected Lebanon's president (www.bbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

So he's 'close' with Saudi Arabia and the US, must be a stand-up guy. Luckily it's only a mostly ceremonial position.

Aoun said one of his main priorities was repairing the destruction caused by "Israeli aggression" in southern Lebanon, Beirut's southern suburbs and the eastern Bekaa Valley during the war, which the World Bank estimates will cost $8.5bn (£6.9bn).

Good if he actually goes through with it, will the US let him do much to resist Israeli aggression?

He also promised to would push through the political and economic reforms widely seen as necessary in a country that has been affected by multiple crises.

Why do I feel this is coded phrasing for austerity measures that will hurt the people.