'Not yet too late': France says Lebanon must act to deliver new Cabinet

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France said on Wednesday it was not too late for Lebanon's politicians to form a government to save the nation from a crippling economic crisis, ...

has taken a lead role in the international effort to rescue the country from disaster, visiting twice since a massive explosion at Beirut port on Aug 4 ripped through the city and compounded Lebanon's problems.

Mustapha Adib has been seeking to appoint ministers so they can begin work on a French roadmap. Sources say he has sought to switch control of ministries, many of which have been held by the same factions for years.But major Shi'ite Muslim and Christian players in the sectarian power-sharing system have complained that Adib, a Sunni Muslim, has not been consulting them.

He echoed comments by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who said last month that Lebanon could disappear without critical reforms.

 

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