Unless the Council of Ministers approves his renewal, his remaining in office is unlawful, because the continuation of any public institution is bound to its mandate within the legal period permitted by law; otherwise this would be a defect of legal capacity warranting illegality.
The Constitutional Council annulled the extension without annulling the final text of the law that allowed the renewal of the university president's term, once only. This renewal does not mean automatic extension; it requires the approval of the Council of Ministers by a two-thirds majority under the third paragraph of Article 65 of the Constitution, since the decisions of the Constitutional Council are binding on all authorities under Article 13 of its founding law.
Lebanon's Constitutional Council annulled Law No. 45/2026, which had extended the term of Lebanese University President Bassam Badran, but the annulment was partial and kept the ge…