Beirut, Jul 16: Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has announced his resignation after nine months of political gridlock during which he failed to form a new government.
In his resignation speech, Hariri cited disagreements with President Michel Aoun over forming a cabinet and alluded to a lack of trust between the two. ?I suggested more time,? Hariri said in a statement, ?but the president saw that there is no room for agreement, so I submitted my resignation from forming a government, and may Allah help the country,? The Washington Post quoted Hariri as saying.
Hariri was named prime minister in late October, nearly three months after a port explosion ripped through the capital, Beirut, killing more than 200 people and displacing hundreds of thousands of residents.
(UNI)
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