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Lebanon: no government before commemoration of Beirut port explosion on August 4

2021-08-02T15:42:15.769Z


The new Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Najib Mikati, announced on Monday that a government will not see the light of day before the commemoration of ...


The new Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Najib Mikati, announced on Monday that a government will not see the light of day before the commemoration of the Beirut port explosion on August 4 as he "

wished

" to do, with political bargaining once again obstructing her task.

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"

I would have liked the pace of government formation to be faster,

" admitted Najib Mikati after a meeting with President Michel Aoun.

"

I wanted us to form a government quickly to announce it to the Lebanese before August 4,

" which coincides with the first anniversary of the devastating explosion at the port that left 214 dead and more than 6,500 injured, he said. .

Mr Mikati insisted on his desire to form this long-awaited new government within a limited time frame, after a year of procrastination and political negotiations.

Lebanon has been without government since the resignation of Hassan Diab and his team on August 10, 2020.

Lebanon embroiled in the worst crisis in its history

On July 26, President Aoun tasked 65-year-old Najib Mikati with forming a new government after his two predecessors failed to put in place a cabinet supposed to carry out reforms essential to pull Lebanon out of the worst socio-economic crisis. of its history.

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International aid to Lebanon is conditional on the formation of a government capable of fighting corruption and carrying out reforms.

Despite threats of sanctions from the European Union (EU), warnings and accusations of "

organized obstruction

" in recent months, Lebanese leaders have not budged an iota, continuing their haggling.

In mid-July 2021, the Prime Minister designate of Lebanon Saad Hariri threw in the towel, renouncing to form a government almost nine months after his appointment. France, which heads international efforts to end the crisis, announced a new international aid conference in Lebanon on August 4, to meet the needs of the Lebanese.

Source: lefigaro

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