“Lebanese Forces demand immediate appointment of new Banque du Liban Governor amid financial crisis”

2023-05-18 11:08:00

The media department of the “Lebanese Forces” party announced, in a statement, that “it is no longer possible to wait for the end of the term of the Governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh, in order to appoint a new governor, as after the issuance of an international memorandum against him, it became necessary for him to resign and for the government to make an immediate appointment, because he is affected by The international memorandum will not be dealt with by international bodies from now on, which exacerbates the financial crisis and leads to its complication and development.

The statement added: “In parallel to the national crisis related to the absence of the state, the financial aspect of the crisis has slipped to catastrophic levels, which requires a quick treatment of this aspect, and the role of the governor of the Central Bank is critical at this level, and after the internal and external developments that followed with Governor Salama, he is no longer one of the The Lebanese and financial interest is his continuation in his position until the end of his term, but it has become imperative for him to resign immediately, with the aim of the governance regaining its responsibilities and role, away from the burdens that Salameh has become posed by remaining in his position.

The “forces” called on the government, despite being a caretaker government, to immediately resort to appointing a new ruler who would restore Lebanese and international confidence in this position, but we warn against the appointments of well-known cronies and cronies, especially in a position of such sensitivity and importance and the great bet on the role of governance in light of the crisis. finances ravaging the country.

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