Macron Gives Lebanese Leaders Two Months to Start Reform Process

French President Emmanuel Macron said Lebanon’s political leaders will have until the end of October to show they are prepared to tackle their problems and deserve the international aid flooding into the country.

At a press conference in Beirut following a day of meetings with Lebanese officials, Macron said that Premier-designate Mustafa Adib will have two weeks to form a government charged with implementing a widespread roadmap to get the country back on its feet after years of economic and political turmoil that culminated in last month’s devastating explosion at the port of Beirut.