The President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, receiving the designated Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, in Baabda, on Jan. 14, 2025. Photo taken from the presidential X account.
It may have been too good to be true.Within just a few days, between Jan. 9 and 13, 2025, Army Chief Joseph Aoun, was elected president, and Nawaf Salam, former president of the International Court of Justice, was appointed to form the first government of the new term.These two choices undoubtedly offered a breath of fresh air to the Lebanese people. The two — widely seen as agents of change — quickly signaled their determination to put the country back on track by implementing the necessary reforms demanded by the international community. Read more Nawaf Salam’s Cabinet: first names begin to emerge But in a country like Lebanon, political realities do not change so quickly. While everything seemed to point to a swift Cabinet formation, the new duo in power, Aoun and Salam, soon had to scale back their ambitions — and, by extension,...
It may have been too good to be true.Within just a few days, between Jan. 9 and 13, 2025, Army Chief Joseph Aoun, was elected president, and Nawaf Salam, former president of the International Court of Justice, was appointed to form the first government of the new term.These two choices undoubtedly offered a breath of fresh air to the Lebanese people. The two — widely seen as agents of change — quickly signaled their determination to put the country back on track by implementing the necessary reforms demanded by the international community. Read more Nawaf Salam’s Cabinet: first names begin to emerge But in a country like Lebanon, political realities do not change so quickly. While everything seemed to point to a swift Cabinet formation, the new duo in power, Aoun and Salam, soon had to scale back their ambitions — and, by...
