Michel Aoun, President of Lebanon today vacated the presidential palace, leaving a void at the top of a failing state. The 89-year-old Christian leader had presided over Lebanon during its financial meltdown and the Beirut port blast.<br />'' <br />'' The parliament has been unable to agree on a successor in the role, while the state is being currently governed by a caretaker cabinet,  as the premier-designate has been trying for six months to form a government.<br />'' <br />'' The Baabda Palace was surrounded by supporters to bid farewell to Aoun, who wore the orange associated with his Free Patriotic Movement party.<br />'' <br />'' Aoun had secured the presidency in 2016, endorsed by Hezbollah and rival Maronite Christian politician Samir Geagea. This deal had brought then-leading Sunni politician Saad al-Hariri back as prime minister.<br />'' <br />''In his final week in the palace, Aoun signed onto a US-mediated deal delineating Lebanon's southern maritime border with Israel.