Nawaf Salam has served as Lebanon’s prime minister since February 2025 alongside President Joseph Aoun, securing repeated parliamentary confidence votes, most recently 68-12 in mid-September 2026. Hezbollah lawmakers withdrew from the session without opposing the government outright, while Amal Movement MPs provided support despite internal reservations. Salam has pursued an active diplomatic schedule, including meetings at the UN General Assembly with U.S., Qatari, and Iraqi counterparts focused on Lebanese Armed Forces support, state control over weapons, southern reconstruction, and avoidance of a UNIFIL mandate vacuum. These steps, combined with ongoing reform efforts and scheduled Washington engagements, reflect sustained institutional backing and cross-factional parliamentary tolerance that underpin trader expectations he will remain in office through the end of 2026.