French FM Urges Lebanon Leaders to 'Get Moving'
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday said Lebanese leaders should push to resolve the crisis paralyzing the country.
"Political authorities should get moving because the country is in a dramatic situation," he told French public radio.
Lebanon's government stepped down on October 29 in the face of massive popular protests, but bitterly divided political parties have subsequently failed to agree on a new premier.
The process of forming a government will take place as Lebanon faces a deepening economic crisis.
15 December 2019, 17:30
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He specifically mentioned Article 24 of the Lebanese Constitution, which reserves half of Lebanon's parliamentary seats for Christians, as something that has to go. "What would the world say if France reserved half of the seats in its national legislature to some group?" He was speaking on Naharnet.com's new TV show, "So You Think You Know Lebanon's Constitutional Article 24," which received three Emmy awards during its first minutes on air as well as the Nobel Peace Prize. Israel reportedly put its nuclear force on high alert in response to the telecast.
15 December 2019, 19:09
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Mind your own business, Yellow vests protested for a year now and we don't see you talk for your own people so shut up.
The so called French civilization murdered many yellow vests protests in Paris. We do not here about that so much in the news, because everyone wants to be the french errand boys, especially AN Nahar news
