The undue delay in the formation of the Lebanese cabinet signals a serious flaw in the political establishment.
[Prime Minister] Tammam Salam was put in charge of forming a new cabinet with a mandate that had unprecedented, near-unanimous approval. The cabinet was perceived to be transitional in nature, which would administer and supervise the forthcoming parliamentary elections and would presumably be made up of men and women who are not members of parliament and who are independent with well-established records of integrity.
