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To know what happens when presidents hinder state affairs, ask Lebanon and Tunisia
(L)Tunisia’s President Kais Saied in Tunis, Tunisia on 13 October 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency](R) Lebanese President, Michel Aoun in Beirut, Lebanon on 21 October 2020 [Lebanese Presidency/Anadolu Agency] April 29, 2021 at 10:40 am
In Lebanon, they have been waiting for six months; in Tunisia it s three months. The Lebanese are waiting for a new government, while the Tunisians are waiting for eleven new ministers to assume their duties after being given parliament s approval. Lebanon has not benefitted from a government, and Tunisia has not benefitted from its new ministers. The responsibility lies with the same office of state in both countries: the president.
Damascus: Loyalists of President Michel Aoun have raised eyebrows in Lebanon yet again this time by floating the idea of extending his mandate, which ends in October 2022.
The idea has been making the rounds for weeks, in closed circles however, without ever being discussed openly until last week, when it was floated on television by MP Maroun Aoun, a relative of the octogenarian president and member of his Free Patriotic Movement (FPM).
Members of the FPM immediately jumped on the proposal, describing it as the logical thing to do in order to avoid a presidential vacuum in October 2022. The only alternative to Aoun ought to be his son-in-law Gibran Basil, head of the FPM who has an open ambition of replacing his father-in-law at the Baabda Palace.
Lebanon Fast Facts
Here is a look at Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country bordering Syria, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea.
About Lebanon
Area: 10,400 sq km (slightly larger than Connecticut)
Population: 5,261,372 (July 2021 est.)
Median age: 33.7 years
Religion: Muslim 61.1%, Christian 33.7%, Druze 5.2% (2018 est.)
Timeline
1918 – After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, France gains control of the area that comprises modern-day Lebanon.
November 1943 – Lebanon proclaims independence.
1948-1975 – A large number of Palestinian refugees settle in Lebanon after the creation of Israel in May 1948. The frequent clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters unsettle the country. Also at times, the Lebanese army fights battles against the Palestinians, causing further unrest.
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