Lebanon's PM-designate Mustapha Adib steps down

"I apologize for not forming the government. Wish success to the one who will be assigned after me, in these difficult circumstances," Adib said.

He was appointed less than a month ago, receiving an overwhelming majority of endorsements from Lebanon's political parties.

Mustapha Adib was backed by the Future Movement of Lebanon and a group of former Lebanese prime ministers to take up the post of PM.

He was nominated for the position while serving as the Lebanese ambassador to Germany in order to replace Hassan Diab who resigned on 10 August 2020 due to the outcry and uproar following the 2020 Beirut explosion which killed nearly 200 people.

Mustapha Adib was reported to have received support of major parties such as Free Patriotic Movement to form a new cabinet. (ILKHA)