Hundreds of Lebanese went out in Beirut on Saturday afternoon in two protest marches under the slogan "No confidence" and "We will not pay the price", and the two marches roamed a number of the streets of the capital before heading to the parliament to announce their lack of confidence in the government of Hassan Diab.
One of the marches started from the Chevrolet area in Beirut and crossed a number of the capital's streets, with security escorts, before stopping near the parliament.
Another march was launched in front of the Ministry of Interior on Beirut's Hamra Street, with security escorts, and stopped near the Banque du Liban for some time.
The protesters denounced the financial policies under the title "There is no trust in the government" and "We will not pay the price" and chanted against the Governor of the Banque du Liban Riad Salameh.
Protesters carried Lebanese flags and umbrellas in light of the inclement weather in Lebanon, and declared their lack of confidence in the new government, demanding early parliamentary elections.
He called on the protesters to take to the vicinity of the parliament next Tuesday to prevent the parliament’s session devoted to discussing the ministerial statement and give confidence to the government on the basis of it.
The popular protests were launched in Lebanon on October 17.
The protesters are calling for the formation of a government to save technocrats, hold early parliamentary elections, reduce the voting age to 18, address economic conditions, recover stolen money, and hold corrupt people accountable.
A new government was formed on January 21, headed by Hassan Diab, after Saad Hariri's government resigned 13 days after the start of the popular protests.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House of Representatives will hold a parliamentary session to discuss the cabinet statement prepared by the government and vote on confidence.
The Future Movement (Sunni), the Lebanese Forces Party (Christian), the Lebanese Kataeb Party (Christian), and the Progressive Socialist Party (Druze) declared no confidence in the Diab government, Tuesday.
Financial procedures
In the same vein, Lebanese President General Michel Aoun said that his country will take all strict financial measures for the economic revival.
Aoun added in an interview with the French magazine "Valor Actuil", quotes from which the National Media Agency reported today, Saturday, "The current Lebanese situation is difficult. We are suffering from a severe economic crisis, and the Lebanese economy has turned into a rentier economy since the Syrian entry into Lebanon in the 1990s, which made Our budgets are fed by debt, which has created an unproductive economy that has multiplied public debt. "
Aoun pointed out that "a number of countries have expressed their desire to assist Lebanon, foremost of which is France."
Regarding the fight against corruption, President Aoun stressed that "corruption exists in Lebanon, although most countries suffer from it in different proportions, but its rate is high in Lebanon, and fighting it is an essential part of our work program."
He added, "We have submitted several bills to the parliament in this regard, and it is working on approving them with a view to fighting corruption, including a bill to recover stolen money."