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Looking back at Mikati's ministers: What will be their legacy?

As Lebanon receives a new Cabinet of ministers, L'Orient Today looks back at the previous one, revisiting the highlights... and the lowlights.

Looking back at Mikati's ministers: What will be their legacy?

Caretaker ministers Bassam Mawlawi (top left), Abbas Mortada (bottom left), Walid Fayyad (center), Ali Hamieh (top right), and Youssef Khalil (bottom right). (Illustration by Jaimee Haddad/L'Orient Today)

BEIRUT — Since the nearly two-and-a-half-year presidential vacancy was resolved on Jan. 9, a domino effect has suddenly propelled Lebanese politics forward. Army chief Joseph Aoun becoming president allowed for non-binding consultations that...
BEIRUT — Since the nearly two-and-a-half-year presidential vacancy was resolved on Jan. 9, a domino effect has suddenly propelled Lebanese politics forward. Army chief Joseph Aoun becoming president allowed for non-binding consultations that...