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The Lebanese Shiite movement, Amal, said Tuesday that it is shocked by the accusations made against it by French President Emmanuel Macron that they caused the talks to form a new government to collapse.
Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Adib resigned on Saturday after failing to form a non-partisan government, dealing a blow to a French plan aimed at getting Lebanon’s leaders to face the country’s financial collapse.
Macron blamed the Lebanese leaders for defending their personal interests over the interests of his country and said he was ashamed of their behavior. Macron wondered about the role played by the two main Shiite groups in Lebanon, the Amal Movement and Hezbollah, in obstructing the formation of the government.
The Amal movement said in its statement that it “remains committed and supports the text of the French initiative.”
He added: “We are surprised by the accusations and responsibilities denounced by the French president, especially for the national duo (the Amal Movement and the Hezbollah group).”
A French roadmap to lift Lebanon out of its crisis stipulates that the new government will take steps to eliminate corruption and implement the necessary reforms so that Lebanon can obtain billions of dollars in foreign aid to reform the economy, which has been crushed by heavy debts.
However, efforts to form the government stalled due to demands from the Amal Movement and Hezbollah to nominate various ministers, especially the Minister of Finance.
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