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Lebanese prime minister-designate steps down amid impasse

by Associated Press
| September 26, 2020 3:30 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister-designate resigned Saturday amid a political impasse over government formation, dealing a blow to French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to break a dangerous stalemate in the crisis-hit country.

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