国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Independent, professional new govt urged in Lebanon
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 10-- <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Hassan">Hassan</span> <span word="Diab">Diab</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="Diab">Diab</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> <span word="Beirut">Beirut</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> 160 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wounding">wounding</span> <span word="around">around</span> 6,000 <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recklessness">recklessness</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ammonium">ammonium</span> <span word="nitrate">nitrate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span>.</p><p><span word="Diab">Diab</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="adopting">adopting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="roadmap">roadmap</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="implementing">implementing</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p><span word="Ibrahim">Ibrahim</span> <span word="Halawi">Halawi</span>, <span word="lecturer">lecturer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Holloway">Holloway</span>, <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="formed">formed</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="manipulated">manipulated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sectarian">sectarian</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>.</p><p><span word="Halawi">Halawi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="revive">revive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundations">foundations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="census">census</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1932, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="long">long</span>.</p>
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