Succession
In 1976, Elias Sarkis, the Chehabist heir, was unanimously elected President of the country in a hope to stop the civil war that had erupted, and to reunite the nation. But such an attempt was too late as Palestinian, Syrian, Israeli, and other international direct interference had, by that time, taken full control of the political and security powers in the country. Lacking strong support from the domestic security services, Sarkis failed to have any impact or success in any of his initiatives.
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