Lebanon

September 2006 | Risk Summary

We suggested last month that the July crisis would undermine the government's hold on power, and the re-emergence of opposition figure Michel Aoun, now allied with a strengthened Hizbollah, adds to our concern. With his official website having accused some members of the Siniora government of involvement in the July onslaught - as a means of weakening the domestic opposition - Aoun has called upon the entire cabinet to resign. Regardless of the implications for democracy, an uncertain political scene is the last thing Lebanon needs at the moment. If the peace is to last and the rebuilding is

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