Hundreds of Lebanese are marching in Beirut to mark the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement
Anti-government demonstrators gesture during a protest as Lebanese mark one year since the start of nation-wide protests in Beirut, Lebanon on October 17, 2020.
On Saturday, hundreds of people brandishing placards and Lebanese flags gathered in Martyrs' Square in the heart of Beirut in a scene reminiscent of last year's rallies. "For a year, we have been on the streets ... and nothing has changed," said Abed Sabbagh, a protester in his seventies. "Our government along with political parties crushed our hopes," said May, a 25-year-old university student.A spiralling coronavirus outbreak since February prompted a ban on public gatherings but even without protesters on the streets public resentment has grown.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Lebanon twice in the aftermath of the port blast, said the country's ruling class had "betrayed" the people by failing to act swiftly and decisively.'Daunting and difficult'
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