The day before the Beirut bombing, which struck its port and shook its corners, former Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti opened the door for resignations from the government, explaining the resignation that Lebanon is "sliding into a failed state."
After the massive bombing that left more than 150 dead, thousands wounded, and more than 300,000 homeless, MP Marwan Hamadeh, a member of the Democratic Gathering bloc (affiliated with the President of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt), announced live that the first person to resign is President Michel Aoun, the jinx for this country. " He added, "We cannot remain spectators of such a ruling and remain silent."
After Hamadeh, it was the turn of the country's ambassador to Jordan, Tracy Chamoun, who resigned live from one of the Lebanese stations, "I came to announce my resignation as an ambassador to protest the negligence of the administration." "I can no longer bear this situation and the pain that I see in people's eyes," she added.
Today - during the funeral of Nizar Najarian, the Secretary-General of the Phalanges Party, who was killed in the Beirut port bombing, Sami Gemayel, the party's leader, announced his resignation, along with two other deputies, Nadim Gemayel and Najib Hanash.
He said, "We will move to citizenship because we will only accept that what happened is a watershed point in the history of Lebanon so that the people can build an independent civilized country, a country of competence."
Gemayel called on all honorable people to resign from the House of Representatives and to go immediately to "return the trust to the people to decide who governs them without anyone imposing anything on them."
Yes, for the blood of # Nazo and the rest of the martyrs, we resigned from the House of Representatives! # Sami_jamayel @samygemayel pic.twitter.com/tyZ9t2vJ1H
- Charbel Frem (@CharbellFrem) August 8, 2020
In turn, Independent Representative Paula Yacoubian announced her resignation and tweeted, ““ Let us leave the power parties clinging to the chairs, and let us go together on Monday to resignation from the Council of Impotence and Lethality. The opposition from within is no longer useful ... Do not let your constituents down. "
Deputies to the nation
Let 's leave the parties in power sticking chairs and go together on Monday to the resignations of the deficit council Letdown is
no longer the opposition from within meaningful
not Takzloa Nakhbaykm
Thanks for the Brigades and Marwan Hamadeh , a bold decision that does not return him never # Astqiloa # to Banan_mncub
# Sbt_bkl_alsahat
- Paula Yacoubian (@PaulaYacoubian) August 8, 2020
And Lebanese media expected further resignations of parliament in the coming hours.
On the other hand, Representative Michel Daher announced his withdrawal from the "Strong Lebanon" bloc headed by Representative Gebran Bassil (the president's son-in-law).
In the face of this humanitarian catastrophe, and in line with my conviction and previous positions, I announce my withdrawal from the strong Lebanese bloc, and I extend my hand to all independent representatives so that we all cooperate in one position away from the narrow personal lines and calculations to serve this country. To be followed by resignation from Parliament if we fail to change
- Michel Daher (@mgdaher) August 7, 2020