Eleven months of persistent failure have passed since the presidential vacancy, and if we consider the constitutional provision of the two-month period preceding the end of the president's term, during which the Parliament must elect the president, we have surpassed the first year of the vacancy and entered the second year of the lethal failure for the country. Despite the varying intensity of envoy tours and the numerous analyses and leaks, the vacuum resulting from the balance of power stalemate in Parliament and the refusal of some to engage in dialogue could last for months or even years to come. There are no signs of near-proposed solutions or of Lebanon emerging from the dark tunnel. The continuation of this vacancy is expected to paralyze governance, leaving power in the hands of a divided and weak interim government, exacerbate disruptions in economic reforms, and hinder agreements with the International Monetary Fund, at a time when Lebanon desperately needs to close the chapter on four years of political, financial, economic, and social crises and avoid the risk of instability.
Diplomatic sources indicate that the five-member committee lacks the necessary momentum to break the walls of the Lebanese presidential crisis because the decision to besiege and choke Lebanon has not yet been lifted. Thus, the presidential crisis is a part of a larger dilemma for which conditions for a solution have not matured. Amid this grim scene, the suffering of the Lebanese continues due to the crisis of displacement and illegal migration, without any serious plan to address it. Authoritative and political forces engage in public chatter yet do nothing of substance.
**Government Session: Just an Idea**
In this atmosphere, there have been reports of preparations to invite the Cabinet to hold a session soon. However, government sources confirmed to "Al-Joumhouria" that there is no agenda yet, despite the pressing issues deferred from previous sessions, which are varied and encompass various well-known matters. The sources added that the Prime Minister, who will return tomorrow, Tuesday, to his office at the Grand Serail after spending several days in Jordan with his sister's family and participating in her funeral, will begin to consider the proposal for a session after receiving condolences from Lebanese officials and accredited diplomats in Lebanon in two phases, afternoon and evening, due to the death of his sister at the BIEL.
Regarding Qatari mediator Sheikh Jassim bin Fahd Al Thani, informed sources told "Al-Joumhouria" that he is still in Beirut evaluating the results of his undisclosed visit and plans to resume it this week with an expected visit to the Grand Serail after Mikati returns tomorrow to his office following his lengthy visit to New York, where he participated in the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, and to Jordan for family reasons, to discuss the progress of his mission. The sources pointed out that the Qatari envoy's confidential mission continues, and there is no need to discuss its future or what has been achieved or what it could lead to. He is still in a delicate exploratory stage, collecting positions and searching for what he can do in the coming phase to proceed toward any positive practical steps, whether the French envoy continues his mission or suspends it for various reasons; they are complementary, exchanging information regularly through diplomatic means or through undisclosed meetings and direct communications between members of their respective teams.