Lebanon’s outgoing PM Saad Hariri blasts president’s party over delays
Lebanon’s outgoing prime minister Saad Hariri is harshly criticizing the party of the country’s president after weeks of delay in forming a new Cabinet.
Lebanon’s outgoing prime minister Saad Hariri is harshly criticizing the party of the country’s president after weeks of delay in forming a new Cabinet.
A statement released on Sunday by Saad Hariri ’s office called the policies of Michel Aoun’s party “irresponsible.”
Almost three weeks after Hariri resigned amid massive anti-government protests, Aoun has yet to call for consultations with parliamentary blocs’ leaders to name a new premier.
Nationwide demonstrations began on October 17 against new taxes amid a plunging economy.
They’re now calling for the downfall of the political elite who have run the country since the 1975-90 civil war.
Some major factions in Lebanon’s sectarian political system want to keep Hariri in the new government. But they want him to form a cabinet of politicians and technocrats.
He’s insisting on only technocrats.
