"Today is a great feat that the revolution has achieved." In Tripoli, a large Sunni city in northern Lebanon, as elsewhere, the Lebanese have let their joy burst out after the announcement of the resignation of the government of Saad Hariri, Tuesday, October 29.

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Brandishing red, white and green balloons in the colors of the national flag, everywhere visible in the crowd, thousands of demonstrators gathered in the Al-Nour Square.

It is here that protesters have mobilized since October 17 to demand the overthrow of the entire political class accused of incompetence and corruption.

To celebrate the resignation of the government, we offer coffee, fruit juice and pastries. "Thank you Saad Hariri ...", reads a sign held by a woman.

In one corner, protesters are painted on the cheeks the word "revolution" or the design of a cedar, the emblem of the country. Elsewhere, in the streets, cars call megaphone inhabitants to join the party.

Tripoli, which was thought conservative, has been surprised since the beginning of the mobilization, with its nocturnal raves, which have nothing to envy to those of trendy nightclubs in Beirut.

Tuesday evening, the streets of the city resounded slogans "Revolution, revolution!," All, that means all "," The people want the fall of the regime ".

"We will stay in the street, the most important thing is to bring down the power," says Obeida, a 29-year-old man. "The power must go to people who are not part of the political seraglio".

Tima Samir, a 35-year-old mother of two, also believes the battle is far from over. "What we want is the fall of the entire political system," she insists.

"The street forced the government to resign"

130 km further south, the town of Saïda, whose family Hariri is from, is also celebrating. Shoulder to shoulder, young boys have embarked on a furious dance, while others beat the drum. "Now we can say that the street has won!" Says Atef al-Abrik. "The street forced the government to resign".

In the heart of Beirut, the nerve center of protest, the celebrations have remained more timid. Just before the Prime Minister's speech in front of the government headquarters, attackers attacked the main assembly site, destroying and setting fire to the tents erected by the protesters. But after the speech, the place of Martyrs and the neighboring Riad el-Solh, have filled.

"The next step is the formation of a transitional government with independents," says a protester. "The ball is in the policy camp."

With AFP