BEIRUT: Lebanon is in free fall and must not become a"horror story", a US senator said during a visit to Beirut on Wednesday , voicing hope that a government would be formed this week to start addressing its destabilising financial meltdown.
"Lebanon is in free fall...We've seen this movie before and it's a horror story ..., but the good news is it can, should, and hopefully will be avoided," Senator Richard Blumenthal told reporters at the end of a two-day visit. The congressional delegation met Lebanese leaders including President Michel Aoun, the Maronite Christian head of state, who expressed hope the government would be formed this week, the presidency said in a statement.
Aoun's adversaries accuse him and his faction, the Free Patriotic Movement, of obstructing the government formation by demanding a third of the seats, or effective veto power.'STRINGS ATTACHED'
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