Emmanuel Macron urges the Lebanese political class to change "as soon as possible"

Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, September 1, accentuated the pressure on Lebanese political leaders by calling on them to launch "

" real reforms likely to respond to the anger of the Lebanese, a month after the terrible explosion at the port of Beirut.

"

Lebanese

", warned the French president at the start of his second visit to Beirut in a month.

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Faced with the growing anger of the population, who denounces the lack of power and corruption, he intends to "

" to convince the political class to change.

He thus announced that he would return to Lebanon again in December.

“

, ”he explained to the American news site Politico.

Emmanuel Macron spoke with the main political leaders during a lunch at the presidential palace then by inviting them in the afternoon to the residence of the Ambassador of France.

Among them is the new Prime Minister, Moustapha Adib, appointed Monday a few hours before the arrival of Mr. Macron.

Unknown to the Lebanese, this 48-year-old academic was until now Ambassador to Germany.

Emmanuel Macron got to know him on Monday evening, before meeting him on Tuesday at the presidential palace in Baabda.

For him, the appointment of Mr. Adib in a few weeks and not "

" is "

" of change.

"No naivety"

But "

" and "

" for the new Prime Minister to form without delay "

" capable of "

structural

", he added in an interview with the site Gross.

The implementation of "

" for better governance and against endemic corruption should allow Lebanon to benefit from international support of several billion euros, until now blocked by the political impasse.

With Lebanese officials, "

", hammered Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival on Monday.

In a sign of the authorities' willingness to stem corruption, resigning Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni on Tuesday signed contracts with the firms KPMG, Oliver Wyman and Alvarez & Marsal for the forensic audit of the Banque du Liban, a pressing request from the International Monetary Fund and France.

Discussions with politicians are one of the most sensitive points of Emmanuel Macron's visit, especially with powerful Hezbollah.

Many Western countries, including the United States, refuse all contact with the Shiite movement because of its links with Iran and its "

" activities.

“

”explained Emmanuel Macron to Brut.

Conference in October

During his quick visit, the French president also took stock of the distribution of international aid promised in the aftermath of the explosion at the port of Beirut, which left at least 188 dead and more than 6,500. wounded on August 4.

He went aboard two French ships that arrived in Beirut with thousands of tons of emergency aid.

"

", he promised, announcing his intention to convene in October in Paris "

" to raise new funds.

He also assured that the distribution of aid would be better coordinated and controlled, while NGOs regret the lack of support.

His visit started in a symbolic dimension to show that the Lebanese are "

", as he proclaimed.

After visiting diva Fairouz who, at 85, is considered the greatest living Arab singer, Emmanuel Macron went to the Jaj Nature Reserve, northeast of Beirut.

Sporting a pine tree offered by a girl whose mother died in the explosion, he planted a cedar there, the emblem of Lebanon, to celebrate the centenary of the creation of the State of Greater Lebanon on September 1, 1920 by the French general Henri Gouraud.