[20211018]IN11778_黎巴嫩：米卡蒂新政府面临挑战.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Lebanon: New Mikati Government Faces Challenges October 18, 2021 After thirteen months of paralysis, and facing economic crisis, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and President Michel Aoun agreed on the composition of a new government in September 2021, following mediation efforts by France and Iran. The new governmentdominated by a coalition of Hezbollah and its political alliesfaces pressure to implement wide-ranging reforms sought by international donors as a prerequisite for urgently needed economic assistance. The governments mandate will expire following parliamentary elections scheduled for early 2022. The government will administer these elections amid concerns that amendments to the electoral law could limit the impact of opposition voters and candidates. The New Government What is the political composition of the new government? The new government allots cabinet seats in equal thirds to the President, Prime Minister, and Speaker of Parliament (the countrys most senior Christian, Sunni, and Shia officials, respectively). Although each leaders “share” within the government is equal, the March 8