Aoun Says Lebanon to Have 'Clean Government'

W460

President Michel Aoun on Wednesday announced that Lebanon will have a “clean government,” a day after Saad Hariri bowed to unprecedented anti-graft street protests and submitted his government’s resignation.

“Lebanon will have a clean government and the protests that happened have opened the door to major reform,” Aoun told a delegation from the Maronite League during a meeting in Baabda.

“Should obstacles arise in our way, the people will return anew to the squares,” he warned.

The president had earlier on Wednesday acknowledged Hariri's resignation as prime minister but asked his government to continue on a caretaker basis until a new cabinet is formed.

The resignation of the government has eased a two-week-old nationwide lockdown but protesters have vowed they would keep pushing for deeper change.

Euphoric protesters experiencing a rare moment of national unity have pilloried politicians of all parties, calling for better public services, an end to rampant corruption and a complete overhaul of sectarian-based politics.

When a somber Hariri appeared on television Tuesday to announce his resignation, crowds erupted into celebrations across the country but warned that the government's fall was only one of their demands.

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Comments 6
Thumb EagleDawn 30 October 2019, 17:12

الله يحميه
بي الكل

A fearless man - A real leader - A true statesman.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 30 October 2019, 17:14

What a stubborn old man! He almost destroyed the country wanting to be president! He will likely succeed this time around!

Thumb thepatriot 30 October 2019, 17:24

They don’t get it do they? We don’t want ANY of you anymore! Out! Rawss!

Thumb ashtah 30 October 2019, 17:27

Aoun Says Lebanon to Have 'Clean Government'

will it be as clean as he is?

Missing thatisit 30 October 2019, 20:58

dude looks like a phallic with two inverted testicles in the back

Missing samiam 30 October 2019, 21:13

If Berri and/or Basil in it, then won't be clean.

And Harriri could form a cabinet of technocrats since the PM doesn't really have to be a 'technocrat'--just needs to manage them. We do need better ministers in about everything else like telecom, electricity, health, foreign, economy, culture, finance and garbage to name a few and get rid of the majority of the 30 ministries we have now

Seriously, France has 16--we have 30.