Lebanon Prime Minister Candidate Abandons Cabinet Nomination Concerns about Impact on Reconstruction September 27, 8:08
In Lebanon, the Middle East, where the Cabinet resigned in response to a large-scale explosion in the capital Beirut, Mustafa Adib, who had been nominated as a prime minister, announced on the 26th that he would abandon the cabinet and decline the nomination of the prime minister. did.
There is concern that the political stagnation will prolong and affect reconstruction.
In Lebanon, the then cabinet took responsibility for resigning after a large-scale explosion at the port of Beirut on the 4th of last month, and Mustafa Adib, the ambassador to Germany, was nominated as a new candidate for prime minister. I was in the process of forming a cabinet.
However, Mr. Adib said on the 26th, "It has become clear that my cabinet proposal will fail," and said he would abandon the cabinet and decline the nomination of the prime minister.
In Lebanese politics, factions based on different religions and denominations were in power, and local media reported that there was no coordination with Islamic Shiite parties and others over the post of finance minister.
The Lebanese government, which is in financial difficulty, needs foreign support to recover from the explosion, but French President Emmanuel Macron, who showed a policy of support early, called for political reform and early formation of a cabinet as a condition of financial support. Has been done.
Prolonged political stagnation may have an impact on reconstruction.