The candidacy window opened on July 14, under the previous law that prevented renewal except after the end of a full term; consequently the Constitutional Council later annulled the text that explicitly preserved the current president's right to run for a second term.
Lebanon's Parliament held a general session to elect two secretaries, three commissioners, and members of parliamentary committees. The previous committee lineup was largely retain…
A Lebanon Debate correspondent reported that MP Halimeh Qaqour was appointed as a member of the Administration and Justice Committee instead of MP Ibrahim Kanaan.
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…