French President Emmanuel Macron’s envoy, Pierre Duquesne, is expected to arrive in Beirut on Wednesday to follow up on the government formation process.
He is set to meet with various Lebanese officials, who have for months been unable to form a new cabinet despite the country dealing with its worst economic crisis in decades.
Lebanese political sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the envoy will meet with officials on Thursday and Friday.
Duquesne’s visit is seen as the latest French effort to achieve a breakthrough in the government formation process as Macron’s initiative over the summer to rescue the country from complete collapse failed to take off.
Veteran politician Saad Hariri has been named to form the government. Efforts have stumbled last week at disputes over the distribution of portfolios along sectarian lines.
The process got even more complicated with the United States on Friday slapping sanctions on Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Gebran Bassil over corruption.
