Lebanon announces new government after months of uncertainty and protests

Lebanon announces new government after months of uncertainty and protests

 

The Telegraph: new Lebanese government was formed Tuesday night, breaking a months-long impasse amid ongoing mass protests against the country's ruling elite. Hassan Diab, the new prime minister, had struggled to form a government since being nominated in December.

Mr Diab vowed on Tuesday that his newly unveiled government would strive to meet the demands of a three-month-old protest movement demanding radical change.

"This is a government that represents the aspirations of the demonstrators who have been mobilised nationwide for more than three months," he said, moments after the line-up was read out at the presidential palace.

He said his government "will strive to meet their demands for an independent judiciary, for the recovery of embezzled funds, for the fight against illegal gains."

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