The Relationship Between Citizens and the State... Between Political Pledges and the Impasse of Implementation

Lebanon 24: Since the swearing-in speech in January 2025, citizens have heard exceptional political language: a state that monopolizes the carrying of arms, an independent judiciary, financial reform that protects deposits, and a foreign policy that keeps the country away from conflicts between rival axes. Weeks later, the ministerial statement of Nawaf Salam’s government reiterated these headings and gave them…