Premiership (2025–present)
Salam stated his intent to avoid exclusion and to promote unity across the political spectrum, especially after Hezbollah's parliamentary leader Mohammad Raad stated that Hezbollah had "extended its hand" by helping to secure Aoun's election, but found that "hand cut off." He accused the opposition of fragmentation and exclusion from power in Lebanon. Salam also pledged to extend and impose the authority of the Lebanese state across its entire territory, in line with the U.N. Resolution 1701. He vowed to reopen the investigation of the Beirut port explosion and proposed engaging with international partners, an investigation that officially resumed on 16 January 2025.
Salam's cabinet was confirmed by President Joseph Aoun on 8 February 2025.
Salam emphasized In his inaugural televised interview the need for comprehensive reforms in order to restore citizens' trust in the Lebanese state. He highlighted the importance of restructuring the banking sector to attract investments and safeguard deposits, asserting that a robust banking system is essential for economic growth. Salam also called for serious efforts toward establishing an independent judiciary, stating that without it, there can be no protection for freedoms, guarantee of rights, or encouragement of investments. He underscored that judicial independence is the cornerstone of both financial and political reforms. Additionally, Salam advocated for the full implementation of the Taif Agreement, particularly administrative decentralization, warning that delays have exacerbated national crises. He reaffirmed his commitment to implementing U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, emphasizing the state's exclusive authority over weapons and security matters. Addressing the financial crisis, Salam rejected any solutions that would involve writing off citizens' deposits, emphasizing the need to protect depositors' rights. He concluded by expressing his intent to engage with international partners to support Lebanon's reform and recovery efforts. On 26 February, Salam's government won a confidence vote in parliament.
On the 50th anniversary of the Lebanese Civil War, he called for national reflection and a renewed commitment to building a unified state. In a message shared on X (formerly Twitter), he emphasized that all factions were ultimately losers in the conflict and highlighted the absence or failure of the state as a central cause. Salam advocated for the full implementation of the Taif Agreement, correcting misapplications and closing loopholes, and stressed the importance of legitimate armed forces holding exclusive rights to bear arms. He also urged the state to address the issue of missing and kidnapped individuals with seriousness and transparency. To commemorate the anniversary, Salam called for a nationwide moment of silence at noon on 13 April, under the slogan: "We remember together to rebuild together."
During the visit of the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, Salam said that recent comments from Iranian officials Abbas Araghchi and Ali Akbar Velayati clearly broke normal diplomatic rules and showed no respect for Lebanon's independence. On 15 August 2025, in response to the statement of Naim Qassem he said there is only one government that makes decisions in Lebanon, there is no state that doesn't have arms monopoly and addressing Qassems threat of civil war he said "The implicit or direct threat of civil war, I believe that none of the Lebanese today, ... none of the Lebanese, young and old, men and women, in the south or in the north, wherever they are, none of them wants to return to civil war today".
On 5 September 2025 he declared that the cabinet welcomes the army's plan for weapons state control, focusing on the disarmament of Hezbollah.
On 20 November 2025 he declared Lebanon's readiness to engage with Israel in order to solve land border disputes and agree on an Israeli withdrawal from the areas retained after its war with Hezbollah the year prior.
