UN International Court of Justice President Salam appointed Lebanon's prime minister

The President of the United Nations (UN) International Court of Justice, Nawaf Salam, has been appointed Prime Minister of Lebanon. The country's President Joseph Aoun tasked him to form a new government. This was reported by the Lebanese portal Elnashra News on January 13.

Salam received the support of 84 out of 128 deputies. 35 votes were not used, another nine MPs voted in favor of acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

It is noted that Salam is currently out of the country, but is expected to return to Lebanon as early as tomorrow to assume his duties as prime minister.

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Earlier, on January 9, Lebanon's parliament elected army commander General Joseph Aoun as the new president. He is effectively stepping down from his military role. The elected leader has already taken the oath of office and in his speech promised to uphold Lebanon's unity and sovereignty. This is the first time a president of the republic has been elected since the previous leader Michel Aoun's term expired. Meanwhile, the election has been attempted 12 times in more than two years.

Axios portal reported on October 4, 2024 that the United States intends to seek the election of Lebanon's president and wants to see in this position a person who would not have close ties with the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah. This is necessary to reduce the group's influence on the country's political system.

The situation in the Middle East escalated on the morning of October 7, 2023, when the Palestinian radical movement Hamas subjected Israeli territory to a massive rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. On the same day, Israel began retaliatory strikes.