Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago ... who shares close ties with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with Frangieh having openly backed him in 2011.

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with officials seeing better chances of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's war with Hezbollah and the toppling of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in neighbouring Syria.

Bitar said a leading candidate in Thursday's vote is army chief Joseph Aoun, "who seems to be supported ... of Hezbollah and the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, his key political backers." ...