On 10 September 2021, a new

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

headed by Najib Mikati was formed in

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

, 13 months after the resignation of former Prime Minister Hassan Diab in August 2020. The cabinet is composed of 24 ministers.

Composition

Resignations

George Kurdahi, Minister of information, announced his resignation on the third of December 2021 weeks after his criticism on the Yemeni War. As a result,

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, Emirati,

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i and

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i diplomats withdrew from Lebanon, and the Lebanese ambassadors in

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and

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were expelled.

Aoun dispute and dissolution

President

Michel Aoun Michel Naim Aoun ( ar, ميشال نعيم عون ; born 30 September 1933) is a Lebanese politician and former military general who served as the President of Lebanon from 31 October 2016 until 30 October 2022. Born in Haret Hreik to a Mar ...

signed the government's resignation decree, a day before his six-year term officially ends, and Prime Minister Najib Mikati's government remains in office in a caretaker capacity which is unconstitutional since it goes against Aoun's request for the cabinet's step-down after numerous attempts failed to form a new cabinet.

References

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