Jan 31 2025 62 mins 13
An episode on a new and unexpected duo: President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam.
Covering the dramatically shifting security climate that brought about rapid political change, Joseph Aoun's leadership and the consensus that ushered in his presidency, Nawaf Salam's clean slate and the majority vote that guaranteed his prime minister-designation, and freeing local governance from the Doha Agreement's forced national unity paralysis.
With Sarah Yassine, architect and political activist.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:45 Joseph Aoun
6:58 Nawaf Salam
10:33 Current climate
17:03 Clean outsider
22:11 Constant pressure
28:25 Majority coalition
32:58 Unlocking the stranglehold
38:05 Dismantling the ‘Blocking Third’
40:58 Freeing the Ministry of Finance
43:01 Continued violence in the South
48:20 Independent voters & the South
57:15 A different Hezbollah
Covering the dramatically shifting security climate that brought about rapid political change, Joseph Aoun's leadership and the consensus that ushered in his presidency, Nawaf Salam's clean slate and the majority vote that guaranteed his prime minister-designation, and freeing local governance from the Doha Agreement's forced national unity paralysis.
With Sarah Yassine, architect and political activist.
The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations.
Please help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal:
https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut
Or donating through our Patreon page:
https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan
Subscribe to our YouTube channel and your preferred audio platform.
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter:
@thebeirutbanyan
And check out our website:
www.beirutbanyan.com
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:45 Joseph Aoun
6:58 Nawaf Salam
10:33 Current climate
17:03 Clean outsider
22:11 Constant pressure
28:25 Majority coalition
32:58 Unlocking the stranglehold
38:05 Dismantling the ‘Blocking Third’
40:58 Freeing the Ministry of Finance
43:01 Continued violence in the South
48:20 Independent voters & the South
57:15 A different Hezbollah
