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The Hariri government resigned under street pressure last fall following the outbreak of massive protests calling for reform of a political class accused of corruption and incompetence, and the government that followed, led by Hassan Diab, also resigned after the great explosion in Beirut .
Mustafa Adeeb’s apology for not forming a new government brought the political situation in Lebanon back to square one after his efforts specifically collided with conditions set by Hezbollah, the most prominent political and military force backed by Tehran, and his ally, the Amal Movement, led by Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, in terms of his adherence to appointing Shiite ministers and maintaining a portfolio. the money.
Hariri said Thursday that Macron called on political factions to “freeze their political differences for a period of 6 months” to end the economic collapse in Lebanon.
“Every political group can invent a problem in the formation of the government, but if the political parties really want to stop the collapse and rebuild Beirut, they must follow the French initiative,” he said.
Last month, French President Emmanuel Macron won a commitment from all political parties in Lebanon to support the rapid formation of a government as part of a roadmap to lift Lebanon out of the crisis, but efforts so far have failed.
The country is mired in the worst economic crisis in decades, and continues to suffer as a result of the massive explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, which killed more than 200 people and injured thousands more, and destroyed much of the capital, which doubled popular resentment against the country’s political class. Amid widespread accusations against Hezbollah and holding it responsible for the destruction of Lebanon.
Hariri expressed concern about this, saying: “I fear a civil war, and what happens with the carrying of weapons and what we are witnessing in terms of military parades in the street … means the collapse of the state.”
Earlier this year, the country witnessed riots, which often amounted to armed clashes in various areas.
Hezbollah’s weapons posed a quintessential Lebanese dilemma. This weapon was used in internal battles despite promises made by party leaders during the liberation of the south in 2000 that the weapons would continue to be directed against Israel.
After the outbreak of the Syrian revolution in 2011, Hezbollah sided with the Syrian regime and participated with government forces in the repression of the opposition in the framework of regional alliances with Iran and Iraqi Shiite armed groups, as its fighters committed sectarian crimes against civilians, reinforcing Lebanese fear of the party’s military arsenal, which has grown more powerful. State agencies.
Party leaders always justify their involvement in internal and regional conflicts with the presence of an Israeli conspiracy targeting them through side squares, while the Lebanese claim that the army is the only institution that should protect the country’s borders.
“If we want to solve the problem, we have to go to the bottom, which is how to introduce the dollar into the country, and that can only be done by obtaining a program from the International Monetary Fund,” Hariri said.
He blamed “Hezbollah because it knows it is the cause of the problem in Lebanon and the people are not responsible for the sanctions imposed,” adding: “The party must let the people live.”
Hariri cited what is happening in Syria and said he “does not want to do to the Sunnis in Lebanon what they did to them there.”
He asked: “Some (did not specify) describe me as weak. Have you seen what happened in Syria? 85% of the Sunni community, where are they now?”
And he added: “Certainly, I will not be the reason for the Lebanese to suffer what the Syrian people suffered.”
