Lebanon’s Premier Hints at Looming Cabinet Change After Protests
- Protesters rejected economic package, calling for resignations
- Lebanon has been engulfed by days of anti-government protest
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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri signaled Thursday that a change in the government lineup may be imminent after eight days of nationwide protests demanding the ouster of a ruling elite blamed for rampant corruption and falling living standards.
“I called his excellency, the president of the republic, and I welcomed his call for a rethink of the current government reality through the constitutional mechanism,” Hariri said in a tweet minutes after President Michel Aoun made a televised address to the nation.