UN Envoy To Lebanon Enraged Over Delay In Forming New Government
According to the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis, Lebanese politicians are not adhering to the demands of the Lebanese public and “trying to buy time” as they refuse to take a decision over a technocratic government and leadership.
Despite crucial parliamentary talks to nominate a replacement prime minister, the current leadership has not been able to nominate a more just leader. This is because an hour before the meeting, the parliamentary session was called off due to a widening rift between Lebanese President Michel Aoun and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) on one side and caretaker PM Saad Hariri on the other.
Hariri is now saying that the turnoff is merely to avert any adverse situation. Sadly, this is the second time talks over the replacement leadership have failed and the composition of the new government has been delayed.
The financial crisis has deepened in the nation and while Hariri stepped down as PM after two months, there is no sight of new leadership or solution to the governmental deadlock. Kubis has warned that “with a collapsing economy, buying time to form a government is a risky hazard for politicians, but even more so for Lebanon and its people.”
It seems, Hariri is refusing to lead a government without the backing of the Christian vote but if a parliamentary vote was done, he would not be able to form a government anyway. Meanwhile, people are continuing to take to streets and police and armed forces are trying to curb the agitation with tear gas and other forms of violence.
Lebanese took on streets on the October revolution which has now become full-blown anti-government protests the country has seen at least since the civil war ended in 1990. They want non-biased fresh representation that does not have any links with the previous set of officials from the cabinet.
Hariri continues to dodge the bullets and isn’t deciding the future of the country the way a leader of the nation should.
Despite crucial parliamentary talks to nominate a replacement prime minister, the current leadership has not been able to nominate a more just leader. This is because an hour before the meeting, the parliamentary session was called off due to a widening rift between Lebanese President Michel Aoun and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) on one side and caretaker PM Saad Hariri on the other.
Hariri is now saying that the turnoff is merely to avert any adverse situation. Sadly, this is the second time talks over the replacement leadership have failed and the composition of the new government has been delayed.
The financial crisis has deepened in the nation and while Hariri stepped down as PM after two months, there is no sight of new leadership or solution to the governmental deadlock. Kubis has warned that “with a collapsing economy, buying time to form a government is a risky hazard for politicians, but even more so for Lebanon and its people.”
It seems, Hariri is refusing to lead a government without the backing of the Christian vote but if a parliamentary vote was done, he would not be able to form a government anyway. Meanwhile, people are continuing to take to streets and police and armed forces are trying to curb the agitation with tear gas and other forms of violence.
Lebanese took on streets on the October revolution which has now become full-blown anti-government protests the country has seen at least since the civil war ended in 1990. They want non-biased fresh representation that does not have any links with the previous set of officials from the cabinet.
Hariri continues to dodge the bullets and isn’t deciding the future of the country the way a leader of the nation should.
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