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In the serious crisis in Lebanon, France promised aid to the country, if there were political reforms. After the failed formation of the government on Saturday, they appear to be postponed even further. French President Emmanuel Macron doesn’t like that at all, he has now made serious accusations against Lebanon’s political leadership.
With the failure to form a government, Lebanese politicians had broken their promises made after the Beirut port explosion and committed “collective treason,” Macron said in Paris on Sunday: “I note that the Lebanese authorities and political forces have decided its placing partisan and individual interests above the general interest of the country. “
The plan agreed in Beirut in early September continues to apply and is not ruled out, according to Macron. Now there is a “last chance” to form a government. As agreed, there should be a new conference with the United Nations and international partners in late October to mobilize international aid for Beirut. Macron also said that France was on the side of Lebanon. “I tell the Lebanese people that France will not abandon them.”
Macron still does not speak of sanctions
In response to a journalist’s question, Macron refused to apply sanctions but did not rule them out entirely as an option. Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib is a sincere and respectable man who has done his best under difficult conditions, Macron said. Political groups would have made the formation of a transitional government impossible.
Macron denounced the “system of corruption” that all those who had previously benefited from it wanted to cling to. “Today there are a few dozen people in the process of bringing down a country,” Macron said. His criticism was also directed at Hezbollah, backed by Iran: Hezbollah “should not think that it is more powerful than it is,” Macron said. In recent days, the Shiite group has shown that it does not respect all Lebanese equally.
Hassan Diab’s Lebanese government announced his resignation following the August 4 explosion, which left more than 190 dead and around 6,000 injured. President Michel Aoun then tasked Adib, 48, with forming a government. The attempt failed. France had promised urgently needed aid to the country, which is in a severe economic and financial crisis, but in return demanded far-reaching reforms.
