He said that consensus no longer exists, and the formation is now governed in advance by "failure."

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Adeeb apologizes for forming a government

Adeeb wished success to those who would be chosen for the arduous task.

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The Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Mustafa Adeeb, apologized yesterday for the formation of the new Lebanese government, stressing that consensus is no longer in place, amid increasing international demands for a government that implements necessary reforms to replace the resigned government following the bombing of Beirut port last August.

Adeeb said in a statement: “With the effort to form the government reaching its final stages, it became clear to me that this consensus, on the basis of which this national mission was accepted in this difficult circumstance in the history of Lebanon, is no longer valid, and since the composition of the specifications that I have set is already governed. With failure, and out of my concern for national unity with its constitution and charter, I apologize for continuing the task of forming the government, wishing those who will be chosen for the arduous task after me and for those who will choose them full success in facing the imminent dangers facing our country, our people and our economy.

The Lebanese government resigned after the horrific explosion in the port of Beirut, on the fourth of last August, which resulted in the deaths of 190 people and thousands of wounded, causing massive destruction to entire areas of the Lebanese capital.

Since his assignment to form the government, Adeeb has sought to form a government of specialists capable of approving the necessary reforms.

Adeeb's efforts clashed with the insistence of the Shiite duo represented by "Hezbollah", the most prominent political and military force in the country, and its ally, "Amal" movement led by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, to name their ministers and stick to the finance portfolio.

For his part, former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said that a polite apology for forming the new government did not drop the initiative of the French President, Emmanuel Macron, "but rather the approach that leads Lebanon and the Lebanese to ruin."

In a statement issued by his media office, Hariri added: "We say to those who applaud the fall of the French president's initiative, that you will bite your fingers in regret for the loss of one of the most noble friends, and for an exceptional opportunity that will be difficult to be repeated to stop the economic collapse and put the country on the path of required reform."

Sa'ad Al Hariri:

"Macron's initiative is an exceptional opportunity that is difficult to repeat to stop the economic collapse."

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