Published on January 15, 2025 at 08:03. / Modified on January 15, 2025 at 08:04.
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“Blessed Virgin! It’s a dream!” exclaims Paula, not taking her eyes off the television. On Monday, Nawaf Salam obtained the absolute majority of votes from deputies with 84 votes, against 9 for outgoing Prime Minister Najib Mikati and 35 blank votes. A few days after the election of the head of the armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to the post of President of the Republic after more than two long years of presidential vacancy, the appointment of Nawaf Salam seems almost unreal for this retiree. “It’s a 180-degree change… In one week, everything we’ve been waiting for for years has come true,” explains her husband, Tony, who enters the living room with a bottle of wine in his hands. Fireworks explode in the distance.
“For half a century, we have experienced Syrian and Israeli occupation and then Iranian supervision through Hezbollah. Now it’s over! Lebanon is becoming a free country again,” says Tony. MP Jihad Pakradouni is just as enthusiastic: “From now on, it is no longer possible to go back. We are on the path to rebuilding institutions and justice,” he asserts.
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