Video / Middle East & North Africa 11 September 2023 1 minute Lebanon’s Presidential Vacuum is Prolonging the Country’s Economic Crisis In this video, David Wood discusses the presidential vacuum in Lebanon and how it's affecting the country's ability to deal with its other compounding crises. Share Facebook Twitter Email Linkedin Whatsapp Save Print Since November 2022, Lebanon has been in a presidential vacuum, with a caretaker government in place. The last time this happened, it took two and a half years to elect a new president. As a result of this, the country is unable to focus on fixing its other issues, such as its disastrous economic crisis. But electing a new president in itself will not save Lebanon. In this video, Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Lebanon, David Wood, explains the challenges faced by the government of Lebanon and why these must be overcome quickly to ease the suffering of the Lebanese people. Loading Video Related Tags Lebanon More for you Commentary / Middle East & North Africa Deterrence between Israel and Hizbollah Must Hold Also available in Also available in العربية Commentary / Middle East & North Africa UNIFIL is Needed More than Ever to Keep the Peace in Southern Lebanon Also available in Also available in العربية