With Aoun's hint of a government reshuffle, calls for a "government of salvation" and stuck to the squares

Lebanese protesters stuck to the square despite a speech by President Michel Aoun, who tried to reassure them.

Protesters continued their sit-ins for the eighth day in a row denouncing the political class and demanding the resignation of the government.The protesters began to cut roads inside Beirut and other roads leading to it in several areas, and gradually gathered in the central points of the movement from Tripoli in the north to Nabatiyeh and Tire in the south.

In his first position since the crisis, the Lebanese president hinted in a televised speech on the option of government reshuffle, saying that the regime was changing through constitutional institutions rather than across the street.

Aoun added that sectarianism has shattered the country, that corruption is a necrosis, and that thieves have no sect.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri, in a tweet on Twitter, welcomed the Lebanese president's call to reconsider the government's reality through constitutional mechanisms.

For his part, Chairman of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt - in a tweet via Twitter - that after hearing the speech of the President of the Republic finds that the best solution lies in speeding up the government reshuffle, and later call for parliamentary elections, according to a modern non-sectarian law.

"Government Rescue"
Meanwhile, the popular movement in Sidon in southern Lebanon on Thursday called for the formation of a government of national salvation from outside the parties of the Authority, and lift the immunity of MPs and ministers and the recovery of looted funds.

"Harak Saida" in a statement to continue in what he called the popular uprising and steadfastness in the street. Saida is the gateway to southern Lebanon and is the main stronghold of the Future Movement led by Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

According to the statement, the movement called for the formation of an independent judiciary to hold accountable corrupt, and the holding of early parliamentary elections on the basis of a fair electoral system outside the sectarian constraint, stressing his rejection of the word President of Lebanon.

For his part, Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi called in a statement to form a miniature and neutral government to save the country and win the trust of citizens.

"The SPLM and its rightful demands are beginning to bear fruit," the statement said.

The Patriarch said, "We are satisfied with Aoun's promises to the Lebanese people to fight corruption, save the economic and financial situation, restore looted funds and accountability, and lift bank secrecy and immunity for those who engage in public affairs and administrative decentralization."

America and Britain
Internationally, a senior State Department official said the Lebanese people are angry and have the right to be angry with their government for refusing to tackle corruption.

Reuters quoted the official as saying that the protests reflect the demands of the Lebanese to take appropriate measures, adding that Washington supports their right to peaceful demonstration.

The US official said that the protests were expected, and that the indicators of the economic crisis in Lebanon existed. He called on the Lebanese government to initiate reforms demanded by the people.

In this regard, the British Embassy in Beirut has demanded that the demands of the Lebanese people be met and the necessary reforms urgently implemented.

The embassy added in a tweet on Twitter that Britain will continue to support Lebanon to maintain its security and stability by improving services and through a strong economy that enables everyone to have access to quality education.