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Lebanon may lose either judiciary or legislative branch

The Lebanese state will face a tough dilemma in the coming weeks: Either the Constitutional Council falls in the trap of accepting the latest extension of parliament or the Lebanese parliament falls.
Lebanese policemen secure the area outside the parliament during the first ballot for a new president in downtown Beirut April 23, 2014. Parliament has been summoned to choose a successor to President Michel Suleiman, whose six-year term ends in late May, but deep divisions over the war in neighbouring Syria could delay any decision, possibly for several months. REUTERS/Sharif Karim  (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTR3MAA1

Lebanon’s financial issues are not the only thing at stake these days. The Lebanese state’s entire existence and the legitimacy of the legislative authority represented by the parliament stand before the judiciary.

In the coming weeks, the Lebanese state will face a tough test. The only two options it has are inconvenient and rather bitter: Either the Constitutional Council falls in the trap of accepting the cancelation of the parliamentary elections or the Lebanese parliament falls. These are the two possibilities imposed by November’s developments, both legislatively and judicially.

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