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After a Month of Protests in Lebanon, What is Next?

Heather Murdock

   BEIRUT/TRIPOLI - Protesters in Lebanon came out en masse on Sunday,
   marking a full month of demonstrations against corruption and a host of
   other grievances.

   But after all this time in the streets, it is not clear if
   demonstrators are any closer to achieving their goals as the government
   struggles to rebuild after Prime Minister Sa'ad al-Hariri stepped down
   late last month. The latest pick for prime minister, former finance
   minister Mohammad Safadi, said on Saturday that he does not want the
   job. The current leadership is too divided to form a "harmonious"
   cabinet, he said.

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