Supporters of Lebanon's two main Shia groups Hezbollah and Amal clash with security forces in a third consecutive night of violence
Lebanese riot police use a water cannon to extinguish a burning car in Beirut, Lebanon on December 17, 2019.
The postponement followed a violent weekend in the small nation that saw the toughest crackdown on demonstrations in two months. The group, apparently supporters of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement led by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, set at least three cars on fire and hurled stones and firecrackers at riot police.Aoun had been scheduled to meet with the heads of parliamentary blocs to discuss the naming of the new prime minister.
The UN special coordinator for Lebanon, Jan Kubis, had warned that because of the collapsing economy, such postponements are "a risky hazard both for the politicians but even more so" for the people. Earlier, the country's main Christian groups said they refused to back Hariri, who has served as premier three times.
Although the protests had united all sectarian and ethnic groups against the ruling elite, tensions had surfaced from the start between protesters and supporters of the Shia groups Hezbollah and Amal after the latter rejected criticism of its leaders.
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