France's envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian sist with Lebanese lawmakers during a parliamentary session to elect a president, in Beirut, on January 9, 2025. Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, the frontrunner in today's vote for president, is seen as a man of integrity best placed to maintain a fragile ceasefire and pull the country out of financial collapse. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)