{"id":2388290,"date":"2025-01-09T11:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-receives-vote-in-lebanese-parliamentary-election-for-president-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T11:36:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:36:22","slug":"bernie-sanders-receives-vote-in-lebanese-parliamentary-election-for-president-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-receives-vote-in-lebanese-parliamentary-election-for-president-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders receives vote in Lebanese parliamentary election for president &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbernie-sanders-receives-vote-in-lebanese-parliamentary-election-for-president-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2388290&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent Lebanese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-opens-criminal-case-against-ally-of-kremlin-critic-navalny\/\" title=\"Russia opens criminal case against ally of Kremlin critic Navalny\">parliamentary election<\/a> for its new president, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) received an unexpected vote, sparking\u200d confusion and amusement among attendees. The election \u2064marked the selection of Joseph Aoun, the Army Chief, \u2064as Lebanon&#8217;s president after a two-year vacancy. During the vote counting,a member of Parliament\u2064 cast \u2062their ballot for Sanders,leading Speaker Nabih Berri to exclaim in surprise.This comedic gesture was part of a broader trend of protest votes, including one member who lamented their homeland&#8217;s situation and another who voted for \u2064former President Michel Aoun. Though, Sanders \u2064is ineligible for the position\u200c due to citizenship and religious requirements outlined in the Lebanese Constitution. Following the vote, the mention of\u2064 Sanders\u200d was ultimately annulled from the official count.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bernie Sanders receives vote in Lebanese parliamentary election for president<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1775026\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bernie Sanders\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) received a vote to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lebanon's\">Lebanon&rsquo;s<\/a> president in a parliamentary election for the position.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Thursday, Lebanon elected its first president in two years &mdash; Army Chief Joseph Aoun, 60. However, not everyone was on board, with one member of Parliament casting their vote for the Vermont senator instead.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lebanese cabinet ministers applaud the newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, standing at background center, during his first speech at the Lebanese Parliament after being sworn in as a new president in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo\/Hussein Malla)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sanders&rsquo;s name was read aloud during the count to a mix of confusion and amusement. Speaker Nabih Berri exclaimed, &ldquo;What?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;Bernie Sanders for Lebanon&rsquo;s  &#127473;&#127463; President&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Some MPs wanted to be funny\/stupid, casted a voted for US &#127482;&#127480; senator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenSanders<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BernieSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BernieSanders<\/a> while  another wrote &ldquo;o pity my homeland&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Another dipshit MP voted for the previous president Michel Aoun, whose term was a utter&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ryh9YfWX9x\">https:\/\/t.co\/ryh9YfWX9x<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WNBVowEeF2\">pic.twitter.com\/WNBVowEeF2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Saad Abedine (@SaadAbedine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaadAbedine\/status\/1877334898559824276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Sanders for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for the member, Sanders is ineligible to be Lebanon&rsquo;s president, as he is neither a Lebanese citizen nor a Maronite Christian &mdash; the requirements for the position stipulated in the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.royanews.tv\/news\/56659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"According to\">According to<\/a> <em>Roya News<\/em>, the vote was later annulled and removed from the tally.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders wasn&rsquo;t the only protest vote &ndash; another member wrote, &ldquo;O, pity my homeland.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another member voted for former President Michel Aoun, who is of no relation to Joseph Aoun.<\/p>\n<p>The Sanders vote wasn&rsquo;t the only brush with U.S. politics during the election. Supporters unfurled a banner of Joseph Aoun under the slogan &ldquo;Make Lebanon Great Again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump craze reaches <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a>: Big banner congratulating new President Joseph Aoun with the slogan &mdash; Make Lebanon Great Again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zWQpAWPudd\">pic.twitter.com\/zWQpAWPudd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hussain Abdul-Hussain (@hahussain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hahussain\/status\/1877353007328673917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Joseph Aoun has served as commander of the Army since 2017, guiding the rare stable institution in Lebanon through the worst political crises it has faced since the withdrawal of Syrian troops from the country in 2005. He largely stayed clear of politics while maintaining the army, which was rocked by the currency collapse beginning in 2019, the Beirut port explosion, the COVID-19 pandemic, the two-year vacancy of the presidency, and the war between Israel and Hezbollah, which devastated much of the country&rsquo;s infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Aoun rarely made public political statements before his election and even eschewed most politicking during his candidacy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/who-is-joseph-aoun-lebanese-army-commander-elected-president-2025-01-09\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/09\/middleeast\/joseph-aoun-elected-lebanon-president-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"According to\">According to<\/a> CNN, Joseph Aoun was helped by close allies Saudi Arabia and the United States, who rallied support.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Aoun won in a landslide, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">receiving 99 parliamentary votes<\/a> out of 128 in the second round. The victory was helped by Hezbollah&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraines-defense-ministry-in-upheaval-as-russia-readies-offensive\/\" title=\"Ukraine\u2019s Defense Ministry in Upheaval as Russia Readies Offensive\">parliamentary bloc<\/a>, which said it voted for him in the second round, though not the first, for the purpose of &ldquo;national cohesion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Joseph Aoun promised in his victory speech to &ldquo;monopolize weapons,&rdquo; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-cyberterror-attacks-should-be-a-wakeup-call-to-dhs-less-censorship-more-security\/\" title=\"Russian cyberattacks should alert DHS: Increase security, reduce censorship\">clear dig<\/a> at Hezbollah, which has an arsenal estimated to be several times more powerful than that of the Lebanese military.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sanders has been heavily critical of Israel&rsquo;s actions post-Oct. 7, primarily focused on its actions in Gaza but also speaking out against its actions in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 20, Sanders led his colleagues in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanders.senate.gov\/press-releases\/news-sanders-and-colleagues-move-to-block-arms-sales-to-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"introducing\">introducing<\/a> Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block the sale of over $20 billion worth of U.S. weaponry, partly due to the &ldquo;dramatic escalation in Lebanon,&rdquo; then referring to the pager\/walkie-talkie attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1775026\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1775026\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernie Sanders received a vote in Lebanon&#8217;s presidential election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2388291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sanders-Lebanon.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32175,48207,32603,48208,32076],"class_list":["post-2388290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bernie-sanders","tag-lebanese-election","tag-political-news","tag-presidential-vote","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sanders-Lebanon.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388290"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388294,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388290\/revisions\/2388294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}