Lebanon's President Says Hariri Must Quit If He Can't Form Government.

Lebanon's president asked Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri to step down if he was unable to form a government, escalating a months-long political blame-game that's compounded a currency meltdown. Hariri has insisted since he was tapped for the job in October that the next government should be comprised of nonpartisan experts able to manage the country's worst financial crisis in decades. [Extracted from the article]

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