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The Lebanese Ambassador to Germany, Mustapha Adib, is the choice of the Future Movement, the Sunni party of former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to succeed in government leadership to the resignation of Hassan Diab, who left office after the explosion in the port of Beirut that killed about 200 people.
On Monday, Lebanese President Michel Aoun will start listening to the parties to nominate a new prime minister, who, according to the country’s political system, must be Sunni: the leadership of Parliament is handed over to a Shi’ite and the presidency to a a Maronite Christian. The candidate with the greatest support among the parties is invited to form a government.
According to Reuters, the Shiite groups Hezbollah and Amal and the Maronite Christian Free Patriotic Movement concurred with the Sunnis’ election, making Mustapha Adib the top favorite to replace Hassan Diab.
Mustapha Adib on course to be appointed PM of Lebanon https://t.co/mIOqBSRGHn pic.twitter.com/pm4siI4U1e
– Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) August 30, 2020
The previous government resigned on August 10, six days after the explosion in the port of Beirut that devastated the country’s capital, killing at least 190 people, while thousands were injured and others displaced.
When presenting his resignation, Hassan Diab, a politician who before coming to power was considered independent, with no ties to political parties, denounced “systemic corruption” in Lebanon. Before leaving, together with President Michel Aoun, he promised that those responsible would be punished. The investigation, led by Judge Fadi Sawan, continues.
The beginning of the parliamentary consultations by the Lebanese president coincides with a new visit by his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, to Lebanon, who will stay for two days (Monday and Tuesday) in Beirut, where he will meet with the country’s main political leaders. .
Shortly after the explosion, the French president went to Beirut to announce Paris’s support for his former colony and called for structural political changes in a country that has been plagued by corruption and is experiencing a very serious economic crisis, considered the greatest challenge since the final. of the Civil War (1975-1990).
Lebanon has been trying to negotiate a financial rescue package with the International Monetary Fund for several months, but negotiations are stalled and this Sunday, Reuters reports, the third negotiator on the Lebanese side resigned.
This Sunday, the Hezbollah leader said that the Shiite movement is available to find a consensual political solution in the country, directly challenging Emmanuel Macron.
“On his last visit, the president of France asked for a new political contract. We are open to any quiet discussion on this, on the condition that it occurs with the agreement of all Lebanese factions, ”Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech, quoted by Reuters.
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