Druze leader Walid Jumblat reaffirmed his support for Army Commander General Joseph Aoun as his bloc’s candidate for Lebanon’s presidency, noting that the nomination has received favorable responses from the five-nation group focused on Lebanon’s situation. Jumblat emphasized the urgency of electing a president in the first round, warning against delaying the election until after …

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