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- The official added it was time for Lebanese political parties to temporarily step aside
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Beirut next week to pressure local politicians into pressing ahead with the creation of a government that can implement urgent reforms, a French presidential official said on Friday.
鈥淭he president has said it he will not give up. He made a commitment to do what needs to be done and to apply the necessary pressure to put this program in place,鈥� the official told reporters ahead of Macron鈥檚 visit to Beirut next Monday and Tuesday.
The official added it was time for Lebanese political parties to temporarily step aside and ensure a government of change was put into place.