Lebanese government goes into caretaker mode amid calls to expedite economic recovery planBEIRUT: The mandate of the newly elected Lebanese parliament begins on Sunday amid warnings that any delay in the country's economic recovery plan would have a high cost. The Cabinet held its final session on Friday fraught with last-minute decisions, including the approval of the economic recovery plan, amid objection from the ministers of Hezbollah and the Amal movement. Mikati warned: “Any delay in the recovery plan will have a high cost. The elected parliament is meanwhile preparing to elect a speaker and deputy speaker. “But in Lebanon, everything is decided at the last minute.”As of Sunday evening, the elected MPs will have 15 days to elect the speaker, said Moussa.

Source: Ethiopian News May 21, 2022 23:46 UTC