Bernie Sanders gets a vote in the Lebanese presidential election — wait, what?

During the Lebanese presidential election, a legislator cast a vote for the U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders instead of a Lebanese nominee.

The vote was annulled and removed from the official tally.

The incident, though unusual, did not affect the outcome. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, was elected President of Lebanon, securing two-thirds of the MPs' votes.

Aoun received broad support from local political factions and international stakeholders.

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