The current financial crisis and political crisis were predicted back in 2018 by Charbel Nahas, former minister and current General Secretary of the vibrant young movement ”Citizens within a State”. Nahas tried to warn “our” heads of state and the ruling class, to no avail.
We are trying to bring out a radical and structured alternative. We are talking with retired generals to have a voice that stops a possible engagement of the army in a security arrangement.
The crime is clear. The victims are clear. The criminals are clear.
We are heading towards a dangerous and dark place, and this will put the leaders in front of two options, either negotiate a peaceful transfer of power through a transitional phase, or face violence and loss
From the brink of people’s despair, we meet today to confirm that hope exists in this country.
From the clarity of the failure of the delusional mighty, we declare the power of will.
The repercussions of bankruptcy are evident, day after day, and their indisputable gravity is represented by the slide in the dollar’s price and its nearly five-fold rise since October 2019. This is reflected in the prices of goods and products and the purchasing power of the citizens, the closure of additional institutions, the rise of unemployment, and the degradation of public services and their quality as well, such as electricity and communications, in addition to the deterioration of basic sectors, especially health and education.
We, in the movement “Citizens in a State”, together with others, renew the call for negotiations for a peaceful transfer of power, to a transitional government with legislative prerogatives, for a period of 18 months that will confront the causes and consequences of bankruptcy, and that will establish the foundations of the only effective state for Lebanon, the secular civil state.
The household, the neighborhood, the quarter, the city, the region, the continent, the globe! Where does the community start and stop?
Although eight months have passed since October 17, the Lebanese people still need to understand what has really happened. Many have lost their jobs and the Lebanese Pound has lost much of its value. But many, including the elites, are yet unaware that the six sectarian leaders who are now repositioning are responsible for what has happened. Grasping what’s happening takes time.