Date first published: 18/02/2025

Key sectors: all

Key risks: political stability; governability; political polarisation

Risk development

On 8 February a new government was formed under Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, following the 10 January election of President Joseph Aoun, filling a two-year leadership vacuum. The new government, pending parliamentary approval, pledges to reform the country’s sectarian political system and weaken Hizbullah’s grip on the country.

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