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Beastly Boy

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 06:59 PM Jan 13

Lebanon's Aoun taps ICJ chief justice as prime minister, in blow to Hezbollah

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun summoned Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, to designate him prime minister after most lawmakers nominated him on Monday, delivering a blow to Hezbollah, which accused opponents of seeking to exclude it.

The choice of Salam underlined the major shift in the power balance among Lebanon’s sectarian factions since the Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah was pummelled in its military conflict with Israel last year, and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad was toppled.

The presidency said Salam, currently outside the country and due to return on Tuesday, had secured the backing of 84 out of parliament’s 128 lawmakers, and Aoun had summoned him to assign him to form the government.

Salam won backing from Christian and Druze factions, and prominent Sunni Muslim MPs, including Hezbollah allies.

But lawmakers from Hezbollah and its Shi’ite ally the Amal Movement, which hold all the seats reserved for Shi’ites in parliament, did not name anybody, indicating they currently do not intend to participate in Salam’s government.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanons-aoun-taps-icj-chief-justice-as-prime-minister-in-blow-to-hezbollah/
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Lebanon's Aoun taps ICJ chief justice as prime minister, in blow to Hezbollah (Original Post) Beastly Boy Jan 13 OP
Does this mean that Julia Sebutind will assume the presidency at the ICJ? lapucelle Jan 14 #1
Currently serving as a VP of ICJ, she stands a good chance. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #2

Beastly Boy

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2. Currently serving as a VP of ICJ, she stands a good chance.
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 09:04 AM
Jan 14

But it is up to the votes of all ICJ judges, and there is no way to tell how it may turn up.

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