Beirut struggles to find a leader
- Published: 30 November 2007 15:23
- Author:James Gavin | More by this Author
- Last Updated: 03 December 2007 09:59
Lebanon is without a president after Emile Lahoud's extended nine-year term in office came to an end on 24 November. The country has been here before. From 1988 to 1990, at the tail-end of the 15-year civil war, Lebanon suffered the indignity of parallel administrations, neither of which enjoyed authority or legitimacy.
The danger now is that Beirut is set for a repeat of that period, wrecking the gains made during 17 years of relative peace.
Lebanon is without a president after Emile Lahoud's extended nine-year term in office came to an end on 24 November. The country has been here before. From 1988 to 1990, at the tail-end of the 15-year civil war, Lebanon suffered the indignity of parallel administrations, neither of which enjoyed authority or legitimacy.
The danger now is that Beirut is set for a repeat of that period, wrecking the gains made during 17 years of relative peace.
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