BEIRUT: As Lebanon’s presidential deadlock enters its second year, analysts say no breakthrough is likely to materialize soon and a regional deal to break the impasse is not currently in the offing. The crisis has led to paralysis in Parliament and Cabinet as well and key security posts are also faced with impending vacancy, threatening the institutions credited with preserving the country’s fragile stability amid regional turmoil.

“The Lebanese were not able to decide over the matter [to elect a president] within the Constitutional deadline, and so the issue went out of their hands,” said Sami Nader, a professor of economics and international relations at Universite St. Joseph.

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