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Al Jazeera
Politics
Justin Salhani

Is Hezbollah weakened as Lebanon shifts towards new governance?

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam, left, shakes hands with President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon on January 14, 2025, the day after his appointment [Handout/Lebanese Presidency Press Office via Reuters]

Beirut, Lebanon – A new president. A new prime minister. And the sense that Hezbollah, arguably the most powerful group in the country, has been weakened.

It has been a potentially transformative few weeks in Lebanon, particularly when taken in the context of a political system that often appears frozen.

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