Emmanuel Macron called for the establishment of a "mission government" as soon as possible upon his arrival in Lebanon on Monday evening, on the occasion of his second visit in less than a month.
French President Emmanuel Macron called for the establishment of a "mission government" as soon as possible upon his arrival Monday evening in Lebanon, a country facing a deep political and economic crisis for several months.
A few hours earlier, Moustapha Adib was appointed Prime Minister, and pledged to implement the reforms demanded by the international community.
"I saw that a process had started in recent hours which has allowed a figure to emerge as Prime Minister. It is not for me to approve or to dub it (...) but to make sure that it is indeed a mission government that will be formed as quickly as possible to implement the reforms, "said Emmanuel Macron at the Beirut airport, as he began his second visit in less than a year. 'a month in Lebanon.
Macron spoke of the "constraints of the Lebanese confessional system"
French President Emmanuel Macron is due to visit the iconic singer Fairouz, a rare symbol of national unity, on the eve of the centenary of the proclamation of Greater Lebanon.
On Tuesday, he will meet with the entire political class.
Last Friday, he spoke of the "constraints of a denominational system" which led "to a situation where there is hardly any political renewal".
Since then, the main political leaders have come out in turn for a change in the confessional power-sharing system, like the Speaker of Parliament and leader of the Shiite Amal movement on Monday, Nabih Berri.
On Sunday, President Michel Aoun, deaf until then to calls from the street, called in a speech on the occasion of the centenary to proclaim a "secular state".