Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced he is submitting his resignation during a televised address Tuesday, after nearly two weeks of anti-government protests that have paralyzed the country and led Hariri to suggest that he is out of options to fix the country’s problems.
Following this announcement, supporters of Hezbollah and the Hezbollah-allied Amal Movement attacked protesters and set fire to their tents. The Lebanese army was dispatched to restore calm, and public squares across Beirut later filled with protesters cheering Hariri’s resignation.
Prime Minister Hariri issued a reform bill last week in an attempt to quell the protests, but the proposals – which include cutting minister salaries and a privatization drive – have failed to defuse popular anger and rallies have continued to swell.
Mass demonstrations have swept the country since 17 October over a litany of long standing grievances, including rampant corruption, lack of public services and a worsening economic crisis.
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