Senior Lebanese Lawmaker 'Optimistic' About Prompt Formation Of New Government

Senior Lebanese Lawmaker 'Optimistic' About Prompt Formation of New Government

Elie Ferzli, the deputy speaker at the Lebanese parliament, told Sputnik that he is optimistic regarding the prospects of a new government to be formed soon

BEIRUT (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th February, 2021) Elie Ferzli, the deputy speaker at the Lebanese parliament, told Sputnik that he is optimistic regarding the prospects of a new government to be formed soon.

The lawmaker shared his expectations that the crisis that gripped Lebanon would see a change for the better this month and in early March.

"Yes, yes, I am optimistic ... the least complicated problem at the level of the formation of a government is for it to go in the direction of optimism," Ferzli said.

Following the August 4 explosion in Beirut, Prime Minister Hassan Diab resigned from office, ushering in a period of a prolonged political crisis as his designated successor, Mustapha Adib, could not form a stable new government. Currently, Saad Hariri, who already has the experience of serving as the head of state, has been tasked with the formation of a new government. So far, no progress has been made due to a deadlock between various factions, leaving the country in political limbo.