while half of parliament seats must be christian, with the other half muslim or druce.decades. there are a lot of interests at stake here. and people and groups are going to defend these interests and not going to give up the power that they have had for decades. definitely a new government would be in place, who knows when? it usually takes month for the ruling elites to come together. so maybe the humanitarian disaster that unfolded last week and the economic crisis that has been going on since october, might maybe you know prove to be a catalyst for a quick formation of the government, though i don't think the government will be you know that much different from the one that hasjust resigned. basically powerless and unable to make decisions. there is a running joke in lebanon that even without a government, you wouldn't notice much difference in people's lives. but the longer the status quo lasts, the thinner thejoke gets. the devastating blast has left many people in beirut trying to rebuild their lives. one of them is rola stephan, a mother of five. rola has been o