For two years, Lebanon was stuck. No president, no parliamentary elections and a looming refugee and unemployment crisis plaguing the small Middle Eastern nation.
Now, Lebanon welcomes a new president, Michel Aoun, and with him, hope for change. But critics worry about his alliance with Hezbollah and his ties to Iran. Will a new leader usher in a new era or will it be more of the same?
CCTV’s Youmna Naufal reports from Beirut.
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To discuss Lebanon’s political future:
- Edmund Ghareeb, a scholar and specialist in media issues and Middle East affairs.
- Halim Shebaya, a Lebanese journalist and he teaches at the Lebanese American University.
- Spiro Azkoul, the U.S. national coordinator for the Free Patriotic Movement party in Lebanon.