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Government in Overdrive: A Prioritized Agenda

On Wednesday, February 26, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reaffirmed his strong commitment to the new Cabinet’s agenda. “When we say we want something, it’s not a mere wish or request, but a firm pledge,” he emphasized before parliamentarians, after his government secured their confidence with 95 votes. He clarified that “the government’s ...

PM Nawaf Salam's Government Gains Parliament's Confidence with 95 Votes

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government gained the confidence of 95 MPs of the 128-strong parliament on Wednesday at the end of the two-day debate of its policy statement. At the end of the deliberations, and ahead of the voting, Salam made the following remarks in response to the MPs who took the floor representing the various parliamentary ...

The Government's Challenge in Gaining a Vote of Confidence

To establish its legitimacy, Nawaf Salam’s new government must overcome one final hurdle before effectively taking power. After its formation on February 8, 2025, and the drafting of its ministerial statement last Monday, the cabinet will face its ultimate challenge: gaining the confidence of Parliament.  Thus, during a plenary session ...

The Ministerial Statement Reflects the President’s Inaugural Speech, but...

  The government, approved on Monday evening the ministerial statement upon which it must seek the Parliament's confidence. However, some amendments were introduced to the text drafted by a ministerial committee chaired by designated Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. The amendments strengthen the principle of state primacy, which President Aoun ...

New Government Forms Ministerial Committee to Draft Policy Statement

Lebanon’s newly formed government established a ministerial committee tasked with drafting the policy statement, a crucial document that will determine whether Parliament grants confidence to the new cabinet. The five-member committee includes Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri, Minister of Culture Ghassan Salameh, Minister of Finance Yassine ...

The Pressing Challenges and Deadlines Facing Salam’s Government

Nawaf Salam’s cabinet is one of the fastest-formed governments in the past three decades. Just 26 days after Salam was tasked with forming a government—based on the criteria he set, chiefly excluding partisan ministers—and following his agreement with President Joseph Aoun, he successfully formed his cabinet, which includes competent ...

Government: Breaking Away from the Legacy of May 7, 2008

Politics are ever-changing, particularly in a volatile region like the Middle East. No power or faction can maintain dominance indefinitely. The formation of the first government under President Joseph Aoun is a striking illustration of this reality, particularly in the case of Hezbollah. This new cabinet marks a clear break from the political ...

Who Are the Ministers in Nawaf Salam's Government?

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced the composition of his government on Saturday from the Baabda Palace. Who are the new ministers? Vice President of the Government: Tarek Mitri Tarek Mitri, former minister and one of the architects of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, was part of four governments between 2005 and 2011, holding the ...

Government: Salam and the Lebanese Forces Get the Lion’s Share

The first government of President Joseph Aoun’s mandate reflects the shifting political balance in Lebanon after the war between Hezbollah and Israel, the collapse of the Syrian regime and Western — particularly American — and Arab (especially Saudi) efforts to help Lebanon engage on the path of building a state. Notably, Hezbollah and its ...

Lebanon's New Government Formed Under the Banner of Reform and Implementation of Resolution 1701

The first government under President Joseph Aoun was announced on Saturday from the presidential palace in Baabda, after the signature of decrees accepting the resignation of caretaker Prime minister Najib Mikati’s cabinet and instating the new 24-member council of ministers under Judge Nawaf Salam. Cabinet Secretary General Mahmoud ...