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Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri met with President Michel Aoun on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace in Baabda and offered him the formation of the new government, after months of disputes that obstructed the French plan to pull the country out of its crisis. ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s next visit to Beirut later this month. The current government, which committed itself to the financial rescue package.
On Wednesday, Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri introduced a squad The new government For President Michel Aoun, after months of disputes that obstructed a French plan to get the country out of its financial crisis.
Before a visit to Beirut later this month, French President Emmanuel Macron warned that without forming a credible government, Lebanon would not get a financial rescue package to lift it out of its worsening financial crisis.
France, which is leading international efforts to help Lebanon, is seeking to mobilize Lebanese leaders to deal with this collapse, but was frustrated that its efforts were hampered by the intransigence of political parties.
Lebanese politicians have failed to agree on ministerial portfolios or implement reforms, at a time when the country is moving rapidly toward what UN agencies warn will be a “social disaster.”
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Earlier, Hariri, who was elected prime minister for the fourth time in October, said President Aoun would study the training of 18 ministers “with specializations, regardless of party affiliation,” adding that his meeting with the president took place “in a positive environment”.
Aoun’s office also said that during their meeting today they agreed to try to “address the differences” between their proposals.
This is the first step in trying to break the stagnation that has lasted for weeks, and it comes at a time when the foreign exchange reserves that are used to supply and maintain basic products are dwindling.
Lebanon’s worst crisis since the civil war that broke out between 1975 and 1990 caused half the population to fall into poverty, in addition to the collapse of the currency.
On the other hand, a political source said that outside pressure is being imposed again for politicians to break the deadlock, but it is not clear if these pressures will work.
The current caretaker government resigned after the powerful explosion that rocked the port of Beirut in August, killing more than 200 people and destroying large sections of the capital.
France 24 / Reuters
