Bilal Y. Saab, a Senior Research Assistant in Foreign Policy Studies, Saban Center for Middle East Policy wrote a paper on the current Lebanese stalemate.
“The most probable outcome for Lebanon”, he writes, “is agreement among warring political camps over a consensus presidential candidate, but disagreement over the future political program, essentially prolonging the current political crisis.”
Read the synopsis of his paper for more on his reasoning, or, if you’re subscribed, the entire thing.
Hello, my name is Mustapha and I've been blogging about Lebanese society and politics since February 2005. 
let’s hope not
let’s hope not