A New Duo with Sarah Yassine (Ep.412)

An episode on a new and unexpected duo: President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam. Covering the dramatically shifting security climate that brought about rapid political change, Joseph Aoun's leadership and the consensus that ushered in his presidency, Nawaf Salam's clean slate and the majority vote that guaranteed his prime minister-designation, and freeing local governance from the Doha Agreement's forced national unity paralysis. With Sarah Yassine, architect and political activist. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our YouTube channel and your preferred audio platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:45 Joseph Aoun 6:58 Nawaf Salam 10:33 Current climate 17:03 Clean outsider 22:11 Constant pressure 28:25 Majority coalition 32:58 Unlocking the stranglehold 38:05 Dismantling the ‘Blocking Third’ 40:58 Freeing the Ministry of Finance 43:01 Continued violence in the South 48:20 Independent voters & the South 57:15 A different Hezbollah