Mustapha Adib's announcement nearly a month after he was appointed to the job has dealt a blow to French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to break a dangerous stalemate in the crisis-hit country
Lebanon's prime minister-designate resigned on Saturday amid a political impasse over government formation, dealing a blow to French President Emmanuel Macron's efforts to break a dangerous stalemate in the crisis-hit country.
After a short meeting with Aoun on Saturday, Adib said he was stepping down because the kind of cabinet that he wanted to form "was bound to fail" and he was keen on protecting national unity.Lebanon, a former French protectorate, is mired in the country's worst economic and financial crisis in its modern history.
The country is in desperate need of financial assistance but France and other international powers have refused to provide aid before serious reforms are made. The crisis is largely blamed on decades of systematic corruption and mismanagement by Lebanon's ruling class.
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