Thousands protest in Beirut against Lebanon's new prime minister. The protesters blame the country's ruling elite for widespread corruption and mismanagement.
Protesters chant slogans during ongoing protests against the Lebanese political class, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Lebanon's new prime minister held consultations Saturday with parliamentary blocs in which they discussed the shape of the future government. The next administration will have to steer the country out of its worst economic and financial crisis in decades.
The protesters, many of whom came from northern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley, also gathered in Beirut’s central Martyrs Square, one of the key places of the protests which have been underway for more than two months. Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the head of the largest Sunni group in Lebanon, resigned on Oct. 29, meeting a key demand of the protesters. According to Lebanon’s power-sharing system, the prime minister has to be a Sunni.
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