The movement is renewed .. Demonstrations in Lebanon demand a government of salvation and early elections

Thousands of demonstrators rallied Sunday in Beirut and several Lebanese cities at the invitation of the demonstration in what was called "One of Unity" Day, renewing their demand for the departure of the entire political class. They also called for a speedy formation of a national salvation government that would pave the way for early parliamentary elections.

The demonstrations came hours after a demonstration by supporters of Lebanese President Michel Aoun in the vicinity of the presidential palace in support of his positions.

Large numbers of Lebanese gathered in the Martyrs Square and Riad El Solh in central Beirut, holding Lebanese flags and holding slogans denouncing the ruling class and calling for accountability from their corrupt names.

The demonstrations, which came under the slogan "One of Unity" to renew the demand for political and economic reforms, in addition to calling the political class, and specifically the presidency of the Republic, to set a date for parliamentary consultations binding in order to nominate a new head of government, and the procedures for the formation of a government focused on solving outstanding problems and put New election law.

Al-Jazeera correspondent reported that protesters cut off a number of roads in the capital Beirut, and in other Lebanese regions, in an attempt to pressure the political authority to accelerate the formation of a national salvation government to prepare for early parliamentary elections. Security forces drove the protesters out in an attempt to open roads.

The southern city of Sidon witnessed a similar movement. The demonstrators gathered at the intersection of Elia in the center of the city under strict security measures involving the Lebanese army, and expressed their desire to see actions and decisions of the Lebanese presidency, not just statements.

Some demonstrators spoke of giving the presidency an implicit deadline until next Tuesday, to see practical decisions from the Baabda Palace, where the headquarters of the Lebanese presidency, in order to start the procedures for forming a new government.

A demonstration in support of Aoun
In return, thousands of Lebanese demonstrated outside the Baabda presidential palace in support of President Michel Aoun. On the sidelines of the demonstration, the Lebanese president said that the people have lost their trust in their country, stressing the need to work to restore this confidence.

Aoun said in a speech addressed to thousands of supporters who gathered near the palace that there is a road map developed to address three files, namely corruption, the economy and the civil state.

He pointed out that the achievement of these points is not easy, and called for unity, and vowed to fight corruption and improve the economy and build a civil state, and warned of the situation turned into an arena against the arena and a demonstration against another, saying that corruption is rooted for decades.

Like Aoun, the foreign minister of the Lebanese caretaker government, Gibran Bassil, the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, called for unifying the demonstrations as well. "We are not here to contradict people, but to strengthen them and stand with them and continue all together," he said.

Bassil expressed his refusal to use the popular protests to topple the Lebanese president.

Speaking in front of the crowd, he said, criticizing the protesters' movements, "instead of blocking people, let us stop the lawmaker who refuses to pass these laws, the politician who escapes accountability, the judge who does not want to be held accountable, or the law."

Bassil said that his movement is undergoing campaigns aimed at toppling the Covenant and the political party, stressing that his party can not be canceled. He warned that there are difficult days waiting for the country, and that the priority today is to delay the collapse, not accelerate, calling on the demonstrators not to accuse everyone of corruption, because that can not be held to account, and corrupt impunity.

For his part, Maronite Patriarch Bishara Boutros Al-Rahi said that the Lebanese youth, who carried out the civilizational movement that rejects corruption and demands a new government that inspires confidence, does not accept half solutions.

The shepherd said in a speech that the people demand a mini-neutral government of personalities known for their moral values ​​and great achievements, and freedom from the spirit of sectarian and political affiliation, in order to embark on the implementation of the reform paper.

He also called on officials and politicians not to disappoint the people and force them to return to the streets and squares.

Accusations of America
In the same context, said member of the Central Council of Hezbollah Nabil Qaouk that the United States wants to employ the popular movement in Lebanon for political gains at the expense of stability and national unity, he said.

He said at a party in southern Lebanon that the party's position is clear, and will not allow what he called US dictates to infiltrate the new government or make any political gains.

He stressed that Hezbollah is working and calls for speeding up the process of assigning and forming the new government.

Demonstrations in London
In the meantime, a number of members of the Lebanese community in the British capital London, in support of the popular movement in Lebanon, and to express their rejection of the ruling political class.

The demonstrators chanted slogans blaming current officials for the spread of corruption and condemning the mismanagement of the Lebanese economy. They also demanded that those in charge be held accountable and expressed their desire for a comprehensive change in Lebanon that would allow them to return to their country to live in dignity.