After months of impasse, protest and wrangling, a new government was finally announced in Lebanon—but whether it will quell the unrest remains an open question.
in Iraq frayed nerves on all sides, and the lack of a legitimate government was heightening fears of violence between sectarian factions.
However, most of the new cabinet members have ties to Hezbollah, and activists are already calling it the"Halloween Government," saying it's simply a thinly disguised return to the old system of backroom deals and corruption. This photo released by the Lebanese Government shows Prime Minister Hassan Diab reviewing an honor guard during a ceremony on his first day at Government House in Beirut, Jan. 22, 2020. A new Cabinet was announced in crisis-hit Lebanon late Jan. 21st., economics editor at Lebanon's The Daily Star, told ABC News he does not want to prejudge the new government, saying,"You don't want to shoot the horse before it starts racing.
"Lebanon's political class is in a dilemma," he said."They know the public is against them. It is in their interests to take quick action -- they have to; there is no choice."
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