Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and President Emmanuel Macron meet the stakeholders mobilized in the reconstruction of the port of Beirut -

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He called her with his wishes when he arrived in Lebanon.

President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday, during a press conference at the end of his visit to Beirut, that all Lebanese political forces are committed to forming a government within fifteen days.

"The political forces are all committed to forming a mission government within fifteen days," declared the French head of state after talks with the main political parties.

He added that the government would bring together “competent” personalities and would be formed “as an independent collective which will have the support of all political parties”.

Start of consultations this Wednesday

The new Prime Minister, Moustapha Adib, appointed a few hours before Emmanuel Macron's arrival on Monday, is due to begin parliamentary consultations on Wednesday for the training of his team.

The French president recalled that "the average in recent years" for the formation of governments in Lebanon was "between five and eleven months" because of political differences.

Emmanuel Macron assured that Moustapha Adib, a relatively unknown ambassador until then, had "on the political level a massive support of the political forces, even if it is not unanimous".

"He can only obtain this legitimacy by quickly forming a mission government made up of professionals, a team as solid as possible", he added.

Protesters denounce Emmanuel Macron's "cooperation"

A little earlier in the day, a demonstration in Beirut brought together several hundred Lebanese criticizing the "cooperation" of the French president with their leaders considered "corrupt".

It degenerated in the evening into clashes with the police, leaving 22 injured, according to an NGO.

"He had to come and listen to us, help us achieve our aspirations, not sit down with corrupt and criminals who killed their people," said one of the demonstrators.

"By cooperating, you become accomplices", one could read on a sign held up by another.

Armed with Lebanese flags and chanting slogans against a "corrupt" ruling class and a "clientelist confessional system", the protesters, mobilized at the call of a coalition of collectives of the protest movement, called for building a "new Lebanon. »Based on a modern« secular state ».

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