Lebanon is being forced to relive its traumas

Late last week, Saad Hariri, Lebanon’s former prime minister and the scion of the Hariri political and business clan, decided to nominate himself as a candidate to form the next Lebanese government. Mr Hariri put his name forward unilaterally after Mustapha Adib, a former diplomat, failed in his bid to form a government of technocrats that could push through a raft of reform measures. The measures were sorely needed in order to save the country from economic collapse and unlock a financial aid package from the international community. Read Lebanon: Hariri ally lambasts the former PM in TV interview Lebanon: 'encouraging' talks for Hariri to return as prime minister German foreign minister...