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Lebanon faces leadership vacuum as central bank governor's term ends without replacement

  • Current governor Riad Salameh's 30-year tenure ends Monday with no successor appointed.
  • Politicians divided on allowing first vice governor to take over or appointing new governor.
  • Salameh denies policies supported ruling elite or caused financial meltdown.
  • Cabinet failed to agree on successor due to low minister attendance.
  • Leadership uncertainty adds to concerns over country's deepening financial turmoil.
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