国际英语资讯:Massive protests continue across Lebanon for major changes
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 19-- <span word="Nationwide">Nationwide</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Jadeed">Jadeed</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="vowing">vowing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p><span word="Demonstrators">Demonstrators</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="tires">tires</span>, <span word="chanting">chanting</span> <span word="slogans">slogans</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>," <span word="one">one</span> <span word="protester">protester</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Protesters">Protesters</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deteriorating">deteriorating</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Nationwide">Nationwide</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="fueled">fueled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="state">state</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="adopting">adopting</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 11.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span>.</p><p><span word="Endorsing">Endorsing</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="state">state</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="CEDRE">CEDRE</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unlock">unlock</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="of">of</span> 11 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="incapacity">incapacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="resorting">resorting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="successive">successive</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="opt">opt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treasury">treasury</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="level">level</span>.</p>
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