Anger and blocking roads in Lebanon ... and the prime minister threatens to observe i'tikaaf

The head of the Lebanese caretaker government, Hassan Diab, in a speech addressed to the Lebanese people today, Saturday afternoon, threatened to retreat if he was putting pressure to form a new government, after Lebanon was on the verge of explosion, calling for the formation of a government as soon as possible.

Diab said: “Lebanon has reached the brink of explosion after collapse and fear of the impossibility of protection from dangers, and the Lebanese are suffering a serious social crisis and it is likely to aggravate in the event that a new government, politically supported from home and abroad, is not formed to deal with this crisis.” Is there sufficient incentive for citizens to transcend formalities and round corners in order to form a government? ».

Diab added, "The situation may present to me the option of seclusion, and I may resort to it, although it contradicts my convictions to press toward forming a government."

The head of the caretaker government continued, saying: "About seven months after the resignation of our government, the new government has not been formed."

Diab spoke about the jurisprudence about the caretaker government’s authority, noting that some “demand a caretaker government to exercise the powers of an existing government under the pretext of exceptional circumstances, while some warn against the government bypassing the powers stipulated in the constitution in terms of the powers of conducting business within the narrow limits.”

Diab considered that "this debate is resolved in the House of Representatives as a reference for interpreting the constitution."

Diab declared that "the social conditions are exacerbating and the political conditions are getting more complex. A normal government cannot confront it without political consensus, so how about a caretaker government."

Diab said, "We have not failed to fulfill our role in the conduct of business, and we are carrying out our duty as permitted by the constitution, calling for the acceleration of the formation of a government that will resume negotiations with the International Monetary Fund on the basis of the reform plan that we put in place after its modernization."

Diab went on to say: “No work should progress to the efforts to form the new government, considering that“ there is no solution to the social crisis without a solution to the financial crisis, and no solution to the financial crisis without the resumption of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, nor negotiations with the IMF without Reforms and reforms without a new government.

Diab pointed out that “Lebanon is in danger, and the solution is to form a new government.”

It is noteworthy that Saad Hariri was assigned, on October 22, to form a new government to succeed the government of Hassan Diab, who submitted the resignation of his government on August 10, against the background of the August 4 bombing that rocked the port of Beirut.

On the ninth of last December, Hariri presented President Aoun with a cabinet consisting of 18 ministers.

On the other hand, President Aoun presented Hariri with a comprehensive proposal for the proposed government formation.

On the other hand, Lebanese protesters blocked a number of roads in the capital, Beirut, and various Lebanese regions, in protest against the poor living conditions and the high exchange rate of the dollar, which today crossed the threshold of 10,000 Lebanese pounds.

A number of protesters gathered in the center of Beirut and blocked the road at the Beshara El-Khoury intersection, while others blocked the road on the Naameh highway, south of Beirut.

Protesters cut off with tires and stones the Masnaa - Rachaya road in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, while others took a sit-down at the entrance to the Chouf area in Mount Lebanon.

The protesters raised Lebanese flags, called on officials to leave and hold early parliamentary elections, and called on the Lebanese to take to the streets to demand their rights and protest against the status of their social, health and living conditions.

It is noteworthy that popular protests began last Tuesday after the dollar exchange rate reached the threshold of 10,000 Lebanese pounds, and covered all Lebanese regions.

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