Lebanese security chief fears political paralysis, social collapse

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He warns of a 'possible disaster' because there is no majority to legislate.

FILE PHOTO: Major General Abbas Ibrahim, head of Lebanon's General Security agency is seen in Beirut, Lebanon May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

Major General Abbas Ibrahim also said he was concerned about social instability, saying this worried him more than political instability in a country suffering one of the world's sharpest financial meltdowns. The May 15 election, Lebanon's first since its economy collapsed in 2019, resulted in the heavily armed, Iran-backed Hezbollah group and its allies losing their majority.Analysts have said the more fractured legislature increases the chance of political paralysis and tension among Lebanon's fractious politicians, at a time when the country is in dire need of government decisions to address the economic crisis.

 

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