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Mustapha Adib is not going to be Prime Minister in Lebanon
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Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib has resigned.
He had tried in vain to form a new government for about a month.
Now he is giving up, said the 48-year-old after meeting President Michel Aoun.
The previous Lebanese government announced its resignation after the national disaster on August 4th.
At that time, more than 190 people died in an explosion in the port of the capital Beirut and around 6,000 were injured.
President Aoun then selected Adib as the new prime minister and tasked him with forming a government.
He had previously been his country's ambassador to Berlin.
According to the dpa news agency, which cites Lebanese government circles, the main reason for Adib's failure is the dispute between rival political groups.
According to media reports, the Shiite Amal movement insisted on the office of finance minister.
She has close contacts with the Shiite Hezbollah.
Severe economic crisis
Many government posts in Lebanon are assigned according to a proportional system among the various denominations.
Adib did not want to take this into account, however, but rather staff key departments with experts.
The politician said in a TV address that he hoped his successor would be more successful.
It is still unclear who it will be.
Lebanon has been suffering from a severe economic crisis for months.
The corona pandemic and the explosion in Beirut have further exacerbated the situation.
France wants to give the country urgently needed aid, but in return is demanding far-reaching reforms, for example in the fight against corruption.
President Emmanuel Macron tied the aid to the quick formation of a government and set the Lebanese parties a 15-day deadline on September 1.
It already had to be extended.
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