ALBAWABA - In efforts to resolve the ongoing presidintial vacuum crisis in Lebanon that has been going on for the past 10 months, the French special envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian will be visiting Beirut on Monday.
With no further details provided as to what is on the agenda for the visit, Le Drian's team confirmed that the former foreign minister will arrive in Beirut on Monday.
Le Drian proposed that all Lebanese political players meet in September to come to an "agreement" that would allow the presidential vacuum, which had lasted over a year, to be filled.
According to a statement issued at the end of his first visit to Lebanon in late July, "the goal of this meeting is to create an atmosphere of goodwill that allows parliament to meet under ideal conditions" to fill the presidintial void.
Le Drian's appointment as a special envoy
Earlier in June, after serving for five years as France's foreign minister, Le Drian was believed to have the experience needed in "crisis management" to help Lebanon through what is considered to be one of the worst political crises to ever storm the country.
The political scene in Lebanon has been deteriorating for years now, as political factions struggle to agree on deciding on a president. The situation intensified after the tragic port explosion that hit Lebanon's capital, leaving 7,000+ people injured and 218+ dead.
French President Macron led international efforts amid the devastating explosion that tore through Beirut leaving the city in shambles. In October, Lebanon entered a presidential vacuum as former president Michel Aoun ended his term, which deepened the institutional and presidential crisis the country has been suffering through.
