Betrayed Macron says will continue Lebanon efforts, eyes Hezbollah

Betrayed Macron says will continue Lebanon efforts, eyes Hezbollah

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French President Emmanuel Macron admonished Lebanon's leaders for serving their own interests ahead of their country and vowed to push ahead with efforts to prevent chaos. Lebanon's prime minister-designate, Mustapha Adib, was picked on Aug. 31 to form a cabinet after Macron's intervention secured a consensus on naming him in a country where power is shared out between Muslims and Christians. Under the French roadmap, the new government would take steps to tackle corruption and implement reforms needed to trigger billions of dollars of international aid to fix an economy crushed by a huge debt.

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