Lebanese protesters are angry over the reported designation of a new prime minister who they see as emblematic of a failed political system
A protester waves a Lebanese flag as another one stands on a road sign at a demonstration blocking the highway during ongoing anti-government protests in Hazmiyeh, Lebanon November 13, 2019.
President Michel Aoun has said he will support the formation of a government including technocrats but has not yet announced consultations over a new line-up, and there was no official confirmation that Safadi had been designated. Another protester said that as a business tycoon and former minister, Safadi epitomised the political class that the protest movement wants to remove.
Last week, the head of the syndicate of private hospitals, Suleiman Haroun, said that medical "stocks in the country will not last more than a month".Banks, which have restricted access to dollars since the start of the protests, remained closed after employees went on strike over alleged mistreatment by customers, while many school and university classes were disrupted again.
It said the twin political and economic crisis had hit investor confidence and constrained the government's funding model, which relies on deposit inflows.
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