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Macron is leading international efforts to pressure divided Lebanese leaders to confront the financial crisis that devastated the economy even before the Aug. 4 bombing, which killed 190 people.
A source in the French presidency said Macron had telephoned senior leaders on Saturday and Sunday. The source said "The president was informed of the ongoing negotiations in Beirut". Macron will arrive in Beirut late on Monday.
Last week, contacts between Lebanese leaders to agree on a new prime minister reached a dead end. One of the Lebanese sources said Macron’s role was essential in reaching a deal on Adeeb.
Hassan Diab’s government resigned on August 10 after the port disaster, during which a large amount of hazardous chemical materials exploded.
Adeeb has a doctorate in Law and Political Science and previously worked as an advisor to former Prime Minister Najib Mikati. He has served as ambassador to Germany since 2013.
The post of prime minister in Lebanon should go to a Sunni Muslim under the sectarian power-sharing system. Adeeb’s nomination received significant political support on Sunday from former prime ministers, including Saad Hariri, who leads the largest Sunni party, the Future Movement.
President Michel Aoun is scheduled to meet with the parliamentary blocs on Monday for formal consultations to select the new prime minister. Aoun will have to nominate the candidate with the most support among the deputies.
A high-level political source told Reuters that the two dominant parties in Lebanon, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, led by Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, will also call Adeeb as prime minister during parliamentary consultations.
Gebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, an ally of Hezbollah, said in a statement to Reuters that the movement would appoint Adeeb as prime minister. Bassil is the son-in-law of Aoun, who founded the Free Patriotic Movement.
The process of forming the new government will begin once the nomination is made. Until a new government is agreed, the Diab government will continue to do business.
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Two senior Lebanese officials said the nomination followed calls by French President Emmanuel Macron over the past 24 hours to pressure Lebanese leaders to agree on a candidate, ahead of the French leader’s planned visit to Lebanon this week.
Macron is leading international efforts to pressure divided Lebanese leaders to confront the financial crisis that devastated the economy even before the Aug. 4 bombing, which killed 190 people.
A source in the French presidency said Macron had telephoned senior leaders on Saturday and Sunday. “The president was informed of the ongoing negotiations in Beirut,” the source said. Macron will arrive in Beirut late on Monday.
Last week, contacts between Lebanese leaders to agree on a new prime minister reached a dead end. One of the Lebanese sources said Macron’s role was essential in reaching a deal on Adeeb.
Hassan Diab’s government resigned on August 10 after the port disaster, during which a large amount of hazardous chemical materials exploded.
Adeeb has a doctorate in Law and Political Science and previously worked as an advisor to former Prime Minister Najib Mikati. He has served as ambassador to Germany since 2013.
The post of prime minister in Lebanon should go to a Sunni Muslim under the sectarian power-sharing system. Adeeb’s nomination received significant political support on Sunday from former prime ministers, including Saad Hariri, who leads the largest Sunni party, the Future Movement.
President Michel Aoun is scheduled to meet with the parliamentary blocs on Monday for formal consultations to select the new prime minister. Aoun will have to nominate the candidate with the most support among the deputies.
A high-level political source told Reuters that the two dominant parties in Lebanon, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, led by Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, will also call Adeeb as prime minister during parliamentary consultations.
Gebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, an ally of Hezbollah, said in a statement to Reuters that the movement would appoint Adeeb as prime minister. Bassil is the son-in-law of Aoun, who founded the Free Patriotic Movement.
The process of forming the new government will begin once the nomination is made. Until a new government is agreed, the Diab government will continue to do business.
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