Outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Nagib Mikati announced on Friday that he will convene a Council of Ministers meeting “next week” devoted to the education sector, in a country in the midst of economic collapse, where public sector teachers have been on strike for more than three weeks.
“I will convene a meeting of the Council of Ministers next week, to discuss the education dossier and its urgent situation,” Mikati said. In remarks reported by several local media, he justified his decision: “I will not miss a chance to improve the situation, and I am increasing contacts with those responsible, to remedy the current collapse of the Lebanese pound against to the dollar”.
The national currency continues to collapse, and its depreciation on the parallel market has worsened further in recent days, reaching a new record high of 63,000 Lebanese pounds for the dollar on Friday before climbing back abruptly to 58,000 LL at the end of the day. -noon. In response to this further worsening of the economic crisis and its consequences, such as a rise in fuel and bread prices, sporadic demonstrations have broken out in recent days, particularly in Beirut.
Since the end of the mandate of ex-president Michel Aoun on October 31, two sessions of the Council of Ministers have been held. They were both boycotted by ministers close to the Free Patriotic Movement (CPL, aouniste) and dealt with urgent matters, such as electricity. The Aounist camp accuses Mr. Mikati of assuming the powers of the Head of State.
Other political formations had called for the holding of a Council of Ministers on education, such as the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) of Walid Joumblatt.
Outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Nagib Mikati announced on Friday that he will convene a meeting of the Council of Ministers “next week” devoted to the education sector, in a country in the midst of economic collapse, where teachers in the public sector have been on strike for more than three weeks. “I will call a meeting of the Council of Ministers next week,…
