Lebanese Christian leader Samir Geagea asks his four ministers in the Cabinet to resign amid nationwide protests against the country's political elite
Demonstrators carry national flags and light up candles during an anti-government protest near Al-Amin mosque in Beirut, Lebanon October 19, 2019.
Protests continued Saturday for a third day. Thousands of protesters have been rallying across the country, closing major roads over proposed taxes by the government. They've been railing against top leaders including the president, prime minister and parliament speaker, whom they blame for decades of corruption, and calling for the government's resignation.
Lebanon's prime minister gave his partners in government a 72-hour ultimatum to come up with convincing solutions amid the pressures.Tens of thousands of Lebanese people took to the streets Saturday for a third day of protests against tax increases and alleged official corruption despite several arrests by security forces.
The demonstrators are demanding a sweeping overhaul of Lebanon's political system, citing grievances ranging from austerity measures to poor infrastructure.Most Lebanese politicians have uncharacteristically admitted the demonstrations are spontaneous, rather than blaming outside influence. The army on Saturday called on protesters to "express themselves peacefully without harming public and private property".Saturday evening thousands were again packed into the Riyadh al Solh Square in central Beirut, despite security forces using tear gas and water cannons to disperse similar crowds a day before.But all of those held at the main police barracks were released Saturday, the National News Agency said.
Prime Minister Saad Hariri has given his deeply divided coalition until Monday evening to give their backing to a reform package aimed at shoring up the government's finances and securing the disbursement of desperately needed economic assistance from donors.In the southern port city of Tyre, supporters of Shia politician and speaker of parliament Nabih Berri attacked protesters Saturday, a witness said, a day after demonstrators had accused him of corruption.
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