Lebanese president leaves office amid steep financial crisis

STORY: Lebanese president leaves office amid steep financial crisis DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:30 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Michel Aoun leaving Baabda Palace 2. various of Michel Aoun walking 3. various of Michel Aoun's supporters 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MICHEL AOUN, Lebanese President 5. various of Michel Aoun's supporters 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): CHARBEL AOUN, Michel Aoun's supporter 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): STEPHANIE KHAZAAL, Michel Aoun's supporter 9. various of Michel Aoun's supporters STORYLINE: Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Sunday departed the presidential palace a day before the end of his term, leaving the country in a presidential vacuum amid a steep financial crisis. Hundreds of supporters gathered at Baabda Palace to bid farewell to Aoun by chanting slogans and carrying portraits of the president. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MICHEL AOUN, Lebanese President "Today morning, I sent a letter to the parliament, as per my constitutional powers, I signed