Lebanon's PM Threatens To Resign As Protesters Rally In Beirut

posted on: Aug 25, 2015

BEIRUT, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Protests against the Lebanese government turned violent for a second day on Sunday, and Prime Minister Tammam Salam threatened to resign as public discontent brought thousands into the streets.

Anger at the Salam-led unity cabinet grouping Lebanon’s fractious politicians has come to a head over its failure to resolve a crisis over garbage disposal that reflects the wider failings of the weak state.

Salam’s cabinet has been hamstrung by political and sectarian rivalries that have been exacerbated by wider crises in the Middle East, including the war in neighboring Syria.

Salam, in a televised address, warned that Lebanon was headed towards collapse and that a bigger problem than the trash crisis was the country’s “political garbage.”

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