02.09.2004 - Morning.
Mallat op-ed An-Nahar, “Saving Lebanon in the Security Council” (Ar.)

02.09.2004 - Evening Beirut time.
Resolution 1559. Clause 5 as Democratic Clause

03.09.2004 - Morning.
Mallat op-ed Daily Star, "A last-minute plea to Bashar Assad"

03.09.2004 - Afternoon.
Lahoud’s term extended

09.2004
Second week of September, Mallat meets Patriarch Sfeir over “Democratic Clause”; third week of September, Mallat meets Terje Roed Larsen over “Democratic Clause”

01.10.2004
1559 Report of Kofi Annan confirms “Democratic Clause” violation

08.10.2004
Bachar el Assad, “1559 has nothing to do with the extension”

02.03.2005
Mallat op-ed Daily Star, “The problem is the extended presidency”

24.03.2005
Fitgerald’s report: “the syrian leadership decided to support an extension of the presidential term”

07.04.2005
Resolution 1595: strict respect of the sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon under the sole and exclusive authority of the Government of Lebanon.

07.06.2005
Mallat op-ed Daily Star, “ Create a contest for Lahoud’s successors”

07.07.2005
Witnesses statements (about the Hariri and Assad encounter in August 2004) underline the link between threats made against Hariri and the extension of Lahoud’s mandate. (Cf. Mehlis Report, 19 Oct. 2005)

07.11.2005
Roed Larsen to S. Zehil, L’Orient-Le Jour: “I repeat: Lahoud extension is a violation of 1559.” (Fr.)

01.12.2005
Patriarch Sfeir : “We are not opposed to Lahoud’s dismissal in a legal, non-violent manner” (Ar.)

15.12.2005
Detlev Mehlis to S. Zehil:  L’Orient-Le Jour: “we think that the mandate’s extension could be the cause of the assassination”. (Fr.)

27.12.2005
Mallat and Jumblatt agree on plan forward

28.12.2005
Jumblatt’s statement in support of Mallat

28.12.2005
Jumblatt,  Mustaqbal, “1559 crucial because of Democratic Clause” (Ar.)

28.12.2005
Hisham Melhem, An-Nahar, Washington official sources: 1559 “Democratic Clause” to be applied to presidency (Ar.)

29.12.2005
An-Nahar, European diplomats: implementation of 1559 starts with canceling the extension of Lahoud’s mandate (Ar.)

04.01.2006
Majdoline Hatoum, Daily Star, March 14 forces dub extension of President's mandate 'null and void'

05.01.2006
US ambassador Jeffrey Feltman, L’Orient-Le-Jour, Democratic Clause must be applied to presidency (Fr.)

06.01.2006
US ambassador Jeffrey Feltman at Bkerke, An-Nahar (Ar.)

06.01.2006
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw: international community is looking forward to seeing all UN resolutions fully implemented

09.01.2006
Emile Khoury, An-Nahar, March 14 forces decide to end Lahoud mandate (Ar.)

09.01.2006
Roula al Khatib, Al Mustaqbal, interview with Chibli Mallat : Constitutional way to render void the extension (Ar.)

11.01.2006
Condoleeza Rice calls for full implementation of all parts of 1559

12.01.2006
Jacques Chirac to Saad Hariri: full implementation of all resolutions

23.01.2006  
Presidential Statement of the Security Council.

23.01.2006    
An-Nahar: “Lahoud tries to amend the UNSC statement on democratic clause”

24.01.2006
Roed Larsen,  L’Orient-Le-Jour “the mandate of the leaders should not be extended beyond the constitutional terms”

24.01.2006
Reuters : “A council statement urged Lebanon to conduct free and fair presidential elections without outside interference”.

25.01.2006
John Bolton, L’Orient-Le-jour : «The just and fair presidential election is an issue that we are following attentively»

25.01.2006
Jean-Marc de la Sablière, L’Orient-Le-Jour  : « it is time to push the process forward »

01.03.2006
Paulo Casaca, The Daily Star: ‘more pressure should be exerted on those who refuse the implementation of 1559