External Pressure for Presidential Elections and Preventing Lebanon's Slide

Sources connected to several diplomatic missions predict that the international, Western, and Arab positions regarding the election of a new president will gradually gain momentum. This reflects an international concern that the vacancy may prolong, given the political and parliamentary complexities that have hindered adherence to the constitutional timing of the presidential elections. According to "An-Nahar," the international atmosphere suggests widespread apprehension regarding Lebanese forces, emphasizing either the inability of some or the interests of others to commit to electing a new president. Consequently, external pressure will intensify under the banner of the responsibility and repercussions of political forces and MPs in preventing Lebanon from slipping into a prolonged vacancy, with highly negative implications.