Michael Young

The party cannot succeed without backing from Lebanese society, from where there's rising resentment and pushback

With Salameh goes the idea that Harirism can be revived as a new model for a disintegrating country

There's a reason why party leader Hassan Nasrallah refused border delimitation with Israel in his latest speech

Dialogue, perhaps initiated by Speaker Nabih Berri, might be the way forward to elect a compromise candidate

They signal that the political class is vulnerable to foreign jurisdictions over issues of corruption

Whether Damascus will be given a greater role in Beirut's affairs, hoping this may encourage a pushback against Iran, is open to speculation

Michel Aoun's term ended in October. Since then, Hezbollah's opposition has not united around a candidate

Hezbollah faces risks if it goes ahead with unifying the Lebanese and Palestinian fronts

A more viable solution to address their concerns already exists – and it is constitutionally mandated

The Druze leader may slowly be edging his way to the centre of a solution to the presidential deadlock

Without official backing in parliament, his political viability was beginning to erode

Finding Michel Aoun's successor requires consensus at the national, regional and international levels

The worse Lebanon's crisis gets, the shakier the ground underneath the party's feet becomes

With the party backing Suleiman Franjieh, an important issue is brought to the fore

The stand off is prolonging the leadership vacuum and the presidential contest