Riad Salameh, the seasoned president of
Lebanon's central bank, said that he would not run for re-election after his
most recent six-year tenure as head of the Banque du Liban.
Salameh told Asharq News, a Saudi Arabian news
outlet, "My decision is that, at the end of the term, it will be a page I
flipped in my life and I will move to work outside the central bank."
The mandate of Salameh will finish in July.
According to Lebanese political insiders,
there is still no agreement on a successor for Salameh, who has been in office
for three decades and continues to enjoy the support of some of the country's
most influential lawmakers, including House Speaker Nabih Berri.