Moustapha Adib, who had been backed by French President Macron, failed to unite competing factions
, then Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany, as interim prime minister and promised French aid if he could form a government of reform-minded ministers.But efforts by the relatively unknown Adib to broker an agreement over the distribution of ministerial portfolio stalled amid factional fighting. Among the sticking points, the country’s leading Shiite Muslim groups, Amal and the armed militant group Hezbollah, insisted on controlling the Finance Ministry.
Adib, who had tried to persuade political leaders to rally around a slate of independent experts to tackle the country’s economic crisis, said he was unable to broker the impasse.“I present my honest apologies to the Lebanese people, who have suffered and are suffering,” Adib said. Adib, a Sunni Muslim and former university teacher, implored the country’s leaders to continue pursuing compromise to secure crucial French backing.
The failure to form a government only exacerbated a series of crises that have staggered the country. Lebanon’s economic crisis has been building for years, sparking months of anti-government protests. Thepandemic is also worsening, putting further strain on a health system that lost multiple hospitals in the August blast.
Inflation has soared and the Lebanese Pound, which has already lost about 80 percent of its value, fell again on the news of Adib’s departure. It was trading at 8,200 pounds to the U.S. Dollar on the black market Saturday, far below the official 1,500 pounds to the dollar.
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