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Part 2 Country Surveys Samar Howayek1 1 Introduction Lebanon continues to undergo major institutional crises. Politically, the country has suffered for over a year from a void in the presi- dency. This acute constitutional crisis is borne by the full political class. In less than a year, Parliament, which is responsible for electing the president, failed in over 30 meetings to perform its duty. It managed nonetheless to extend its own mandate without elections, twice. Environmentally, Lebanon underwent in the summer of 2015 an unprece - dented ‘garbage crisis.’ On 18 July, the main landfill of Na‘meh closed down, t- o gether with the end of a contract with the Sukleen company which had been in charge of the capital’s garbage for over twenty years. The government had sug - gested the use of temporary landfills in various regions, but this was met with strong resistance from the inhabitants. As time passed, with the government unable to provide a solution to the garbage crisis, citizens started assembling in protest. On 28 July they met in large numbers before the Prime Minister’s office at the Sérail on the invitation of the ‘you stink, talʿat rihitkum’ group. The sit-ins turned into
Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law Online – Brill
Published: Jun 5, 2017
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