Lebanon Risks More Lost Decades If Protesters’ Demands Aren’t Met

The new Lebanese government must deal with the gargantuan task of an economic meltdown of historic proportions.

published by
World Politics Review
 on February 24, 2020

Source: World Politics Review

After four months of widespread protests, Lebanon has a new government. Voted in by a slight majority in parliament in late January, it must deal with the gargantuan task of an economic meltdown of historic proportions, and of assuaging countrywide protesters questioning the legitimacy of the entrenched political elite. Lebanon’s economy, and with it perhaps its long-term political fortunes, are at stake.

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