#Lebanon PM Hassan Diab resigns on live national TV
“#Lebanon PM Hassan Diab resigns on live national TV”
August 10, 2020 | 1:32pm
Prime Minister Hassan Diab announcing his government’s resignation amid popular outrage over the deadly Beirut port explosion.
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“We are still living amid the horror that struck Lebanon and the Lebanese to the core, which was the result of severe corruption in the administration,” PM Hassan Diab said in his speech, according to a tweet by MTV English News.
At least 220 people died in Tuesday’s explosion, which leveled swaths of the city. It is believed to have been caused by an accidental fire ignited by mounds of fertilizer that had been stored at a warehouse there since 2013. The fertilizer had been seized by a Russian cargo ship.
The government is in chaos amid questions about why the deadly cache was left at the port for so long and whether officials ignored warnings about its dangers.
The disaster only fomented unrest that had been brewing in the country over allegations of government corruption and the neglect of its people.
Diab had indicated as recently as two days ago that he wouldn’t go without a fight — offering to stay on at least two months to enable a smooth transition to a new government.
But mounting violent protests over the weekend sealed his political fate.
“We tried to create a transparent state, but unfortunately, once again, every time we try to take a step forward, we are being pushed back one step,’’ he said in his resignation address Monday, according to a translator for France24 TV.
“We led a campaign against these forces, a campaign to change. We tried to bring about the change that the Lebanese people wanted.”
He said he would now “step back’’ to help “fight the battle for change alongside them.
“I declare today the resignation of this government.
“Long live Lebanon. God bless Lebanon.’’
-With AP
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