Explainer-What happens now that Lebanon is without a president?

A view shows the empty presidential chair after former Lebanese President Michel Aoun's six-year term officially ended, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon entered an unprecedented government crisis on Tuesday, with no president, a caretaker cabinet with limited powers and a deeply fragmented parliament.

The country is still struggling with a record-making financial meltdown that has impoverished most of the population.