Lebanon's prime minister quits after weeks of anti-government protests
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said he was tendering his resignation on Tuesday, bowing to increasing pressure from waves of protesters refusing to abandon the streets.
“Today it’s not hidden to you that I’ve reached a dead end,” Hariri said in a televised speech from his offices in downtown Beirut. He added he would visit Lebanese President Michel Aoun to present his resignation, “in response with many of those who went [out to the streets] to demand change.”Hariri’s resignation comes after almost two weeks of unprecedented antigovernment unrest.
Army and police units did not interfere, protesters said. But antigovernment protesters soon came back, quickly cleaning up the debris and re-erecting tents. Many cheered as they heard Hariri’s speech from dozens of smartphones streaming his words. The demonstrations have all but paralyzed the country.
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