Adibs nominated for Lebanese Prime Minister resigns from forming government / Article / LSM.lv

For the post of Prime Minister of Lebanon nominated by Mustafa Adibs on Saturday said it was abandoning the task of forming a new government to replace the cabinet of prime minister Hasan Diaba, who resigned in August. –

Adib informed President Michel Aun about this, who on August 31 entrusted him with the formation of a government. In a later televised address, he apologized to the Lebanese people for “failing to live up to expectations of a reform team” that could save the country in deep crisis.

“When the efforts to form a government reached the final stage, it became clear to me that this consensus no longer existed and that it would certainly not work according to the criteria I set. That is why I am refraining from continuing to form a government. “I apologize to the Lebanese people for failing to live up to their expectations of the reform team,” Adib said.

Diaba government resigned August 10, in response to widespread public protests against the political elite caused by the incident in the port of Beirut on 4 August explosion in which about 190 people lost their lives and another 6,000 were injured. The explosion exacerbated the devastating economic and financial crisis, blamed for systematic corruption and negligence.

Hopes were placed on Mustafa Adib, who was nominated as prime minister and supported by France.

Adiba’s refusal to form a government is a blow to French President Emanuel Macron’s efforts to get Lebanese politicians to form an independent government of experts capable of carrying out much-needed reforms in Lebanon.

Adiba, a 48-year-old former diplomat, faced serious obstacles to forming a government as Lebanon’s most influential Shiite groups, Amal and Hezbollah, want to retain control of the Ministry of Finance. They emphasized this demand after the US administration imposed sanctions on two influential Hezbollah-related politicians this month, including the former finance minister.

“This is bad news for Lebanon, as this was our last hope for international support for a government of independent experts to address our economic woes,” a government source told the DPA.

Lebanon has been hit by the deepest economic crisis since 1990, when the country’s 15-year civil war came to an end. But the explosion in the port of Beirut on 4 August exacerbated the devastating economic and financial crisis, blamed for systematic corruption and negligence. Lebanon would be in dire need of international support, but France and other economic powers have refused to help until Beirut has carried out serious reforms.

Already on Wednesday, when frustration over the delay in forming a new government increased, France urged the international community to put strong and united pressure on Lebanon. President Aun warned on Monday that the country was approaching “hell” if competing political forces did not help Adib form a new government.

According to the President’s Office, Aries is ready to take measures in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution.

–