Summary
Lebanon, for example, was only able to form a government in light of an international-regional agreement that is also likely to play a role in the election of a new president this spring.
The diplomats said they were adamant that the presidential election would be held on time. According to the former minister, who asked to remain anonymous, the diplomats said world powers that were concerned with the situation in Lebanon all agreed on this point, in particular the U.S., Russia, France, Britain and all other European Union states.
The former minister quoted the diplomats as saying the green light that facilitated the formation of Lebanon's government should also help facilitate timely presidential elections, as the role of president represented a guarantee for Lebanon's Christians and a necessity for its Muslims.
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