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Index Lebanon Main Page Warring Factions Within Lebanon and Regional Conflicts Make Peace Impossible Continuing Conflict with Israel Leads to the Formation of Hezbollah Israeli Attacks and Syrian Meddling Continue Syrian Occupation Ends, but Syrian Influence Continues A Failed Israeli Attack Increases Hezbollah's Power Terrorism Within Lebanon Leads to a Troubled Government Hezbollah Flexes Its Muscle and Gains a Greater Stake in the Government Pro-Western Coalition Maintains Its Majority in Parliament Lebanon Dragged into War in Syria Prime Minister Mikati Resigns

Terrorism Within Lebanon Leads to a Troubled Government

In June 2007, anti-Syrian member of Parliament Walid Eido was killed in a bombing in Beirut. In Sept. 2007, another anti-Syrian lawmaker, Antoine Ghanem of the Christian Phalange Party, which is part of the governing coalition, was assassinated. Those assassinations were followed in December with the killing of Gen. François al-Hajj, a top general who was poised to succeed army chief Gen. Michel Suleiman.

In Sept. 2007, Hezbollah legislators boycotted the session of Parliament at which lawmakers were to vote on a new president. The Hezbollah faction had wanted the governing coalition to put forward a compromise candidate. Parliament adjourned the session and rescheduled elections. A caretaker government, led by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, took over on November 24 after President Émile Lahoud's term expired and Parliament for the fourth time postponed a vote on his successor.

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