With the United States getting Trump *shivers* as their new president, and regardless of what one would think of the new administration (if you need help, it sucks), transition of power and changing politicians is a sign of a healthy democracy (at least until the new face of democracy cancels it out).
So to celebrate our version of democracy, I felt like putting the stagnation of the Lebanese political system in perspective with how the World Leaders have changed while Nabih Berri remained where he is.
USA:
5 presidents: George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump.
France:
4 presidents: François Mitterand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, Francois Hollande.
UK:
5 PMs: John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May.
Germany:
3 Chancellors: Helmut Kohl, Gerhard Shröder, Angela Merkel.
Italy:
11 PMs: Giulio Andreotti, Giuliano Amato (2 non-consecutive terms), Carlo Ciampi, Silvio Berlusconi (3 non-consecutive terms, Lamberto Dini, Romano Prodi (2 non-consecutive terms), Massivo D’Alema, Mario Monti, Enrico Letta, Matteo Renzi, Paolo Gentiloni.
Canada:
6 PMs: Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau.
Australia:
6 PMs: Paul Keating, John Howard, Kevin Rudd (2 non-consecutive terms), Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, Malcom Turbull.
Russia:
3 presidents: Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin (2 non-consecutive terms so far), Dmitry Medvedev.
And for fun – Lebanon:
4 presidents: Elias Hrawi, Emile Lahoud, Michel Sleiman, Michel Aoun.
8 PMs: Omar Karami (2 non-consecutive terms), Rafic Hariri (2 non-consecutive terms), Selim Hoss, Rachid Solh, Najib Miqati (2 non consecutive terms), Fouad Sanioura, Saad Hariri (2 non-consecutive terms), Tammam Salam.
I’m just saying.
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