The International Court of Justice announced today (Tuesday) that Judge Nawaf Salam, who was appointed Prime Minister of Lebanon, has resigned from the court.

Salam's term as president of the court was due to end in early February 2027.

Judge Nawaf Salam, who is tasked with forming a new Lebanese government, will hold non-binding parliamentary consultations to form a government in the House of Representatives on January 15 and 16.

The General Secretariat of the House of Representatives announced that, “in reference to the statement issued by the General Directorate of the Presidency of the Republic assigning Mr. Nawaf Salam to form the government, the formation consultations will be held in the House of Representatives, Nejmeh Square, on Wednesday and Thursday, January 15 and 16.”

Earlier today, Salam said that he is not a person of exclusion, but rather a person of unity and national partnership.

Salam called for "working to extend the authority of the Lebanese state over all its territories, and for the government to develop an integrated program to build a productive economy and secure job opportunities for generations."

Yesterday, Lebanese President General Joseph Aoun tasked Salam with forming a new government, after the end of the binding parliamentary consultations and after Salam obtained 84 votes out of 128 MPs.