He is expected to nominate Saad Hariri to return as prime minister, but with little consensus in the political landscape, the process of forming a government is likely to be long and arduous.
WHO IS AOUN?
Aoun was born in the Mount Lebanon Haret Hreik village in 1935.
He was named as commander-in-chief in 1984 to be the youngest officer to ever hold this position.
In 1988, President Amin Gemayel's term of office was nearing its end, and different Lebanese factions could not agree on a candidate to be his successor.
On Sept. 23, 1988, when Gemayel's term expired, Aoun was appointed as Lebanon's Prime Minister. Gemayel's acting prime minister, Salim al Hoss, also continued to act as the de facto prime minister. As a result, Lebanon was divided between a Syrian-backed government in west Beirut, and an Aoun-led government in east Beirut.
In March 1989, an attempt by Aoun to close all illegal seaports and stop all kinds of drug production and smuggling, led to what has come to be known as "Liberation War."
In May 1989, the Arab League empowered a High Committee on Lebanon, and arranged for a cease-fire in September, followed by a meeting of Lebanese lawmakers in Taef, Saudi Arabia.
After a month of intense discussions, the Lebanese MPs agreed on the Charter of National Reconciliation also known as the Taef Agreement.
Aoun opposed the agreement and issued a decree in early November dissolving the Lebanese parliament, calling for elections under the supervision of the United Nations.
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