The Resigning Government Continues Strongly in the Continuation of Constitutional Authorities

There is a famous saying by the "patriarch" of constitutional law, Georges Fidel, which means that "there is no constitutional problem without a solution according to constitutional principles; otherwise, it is not a constitutional problem." In Lebanon, politicians train their minds on dilemmas and entertain themselves with them, so that they remain unsolved except for the solutions that ensure their continuity. Most opinions, interpretations, and fatwas, which are largely contradictory—this being their actual function—are politicized based on the sects of those involved, revolving around two issues that appear to be dilemmas without actually being so: The first is after Article 49 of the Constitution, which stipulates that the presidential term is six years, without a minute less or more, and President Michel Aoun's assertion that he will not remain in his position after the final minute of his term, the presidency will be vacant unless a miracle occurs and a successor is elected within the constitutional timeframe. The second dilemma is the known fate of the caretaker government, led by Prime Minister Najib Mikati. The powers of the presidency will automatically transfer to it as soon as it becomes vacant at the constitutional deadline.