Lebanon: the observation of helplessness of Hassane Diab in a country in full decline
Hassane Diab, here December 19, 2019. REUTERS / Mohamed Azakir
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In Lebanon, the resigning Prime Minister Hassane Diab warned that the effects of the crisis hitting the country could "no longer be contained".
Remarks that come as demonstrations of anger against the collapse of the economy and the national currency erupted this Saturday in all Lebanese regions.
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With our correspondent in Beirut,
Paul Khalifeh
Lebanon "
is on the verge of explosion
";
the state is in full "
decomposition
";
"
The days to come are not auspicious
".
The resigning Prime Minister did not seek to be reassuring in the face of anxious and angry Lebanese.
The words of Hassane Diab, this Saturday, sound like an observation of helplessness in a country in full decline.
The head of government spoke as the Lebanese let out their anger, for the fifth consecutive day, because of the worsening economic crisis and the vertiginous drop in the value of the pound against the dollar.
This depreciation directly affects what remains of the purchasing power of millions of Lebanese who can no longer meet their basic needs.
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On Saturday, groups of angry protesters cut roads again with flaming tires and dumpsters across the country.
Hassane Diab called for the rapid formation of a "
competent government
" enjoying domestic political support and international support to lift the country out of the crisis.
He said he was prepared to stop rushing day-to-day business to back up political parties whose differences have prevented the formation of a new cabinet for seven months.
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