Bassil Vows Action over Salameh's 'Coup'

Head of the Free Patriotic Movement Jebran Bassil said that the "sudden" lifting of subsidies by the Central Bank governor Riad Salameh is "a violation of the government’s decision and of Parliament's law."

Bassil tweeted on Thursday that the BDL is an independent public body "subject to the government and its decisions," and said that the central bank decision is "unilateral" and "sudden."

"The government has decided on a plan to gradually lift the subsidies, and has issued a law for an electronic cash card," Bassil clarified.

He added that "this is a new coup," calling on the FPM and the Lebanese to "get ready for action."