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Saad al-Hariri, Lebanon’s prime minister, has caved in to the demands of protesters after almost two weeks of nationwide demonstrations by announcing his resignation. Mr Hariri on Tuesday said he had “reached a dead end” on finding a way forward, suggesting he had been unable to reach a compromise deal with partners in Lebanon’s power-sharing government to address the demands of protesters angry about economic decline and government corruption. His resignation throws heavily indebted Lebanon deeper into uncertainty as the country is gripped by a wave of popular anger unleashed by now-revoked plans to impose a tax on WhatsApp calls. Mr Hariri is likely to remain as the caretaker prime minister, but analysts said it was difficult to see a way forward until a government could be formed that was capable of addressing protesters’ demands and the economic crisis. In the past it has taken months, sometimes years, to agree on a new government.
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Saad al-Hariri, Lebanon’s prime minister, has caved in to the demands of protesters after almost two weeks of nationwide demonstrations by announcing his resignation. Mr Hariri on Tuesday said he had “reached a dead end” on finding a way forward, suggesting he had been unable to reach a compromise deal with partners in Lebanon’s power-sharing government to address the demands of protesters angry about economic decline and government corruption. His resignation throws heavily indebted Lebanon deeper into uncertainty as the country is gripped by a wave of popular anger unleashed by now-revoked plans to impose a tax on WhatsApp calls. Mr Hariri is likely to remain as the caretaker prime minister, but analysts said it was difficult to see a way forward until a government could be formed that was capable of addressing protesters’ demands and the economic crisis. In the past it has taken months, sometimes years, to agree on a new government.
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