French envoy in Lebanon to seek way out of political deadlock

BEIRUT: French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived Tuesday in Beirut on his second mission aimed at resolving crisis-hit Lebanon’s protracted political deadlock, a Lebanese statement said.
Mired in a gruelling economic crisis since 2019, Lebanon has been governed by a caretaker cabinet for more than a year and without a president for nearly nine months.
Le Drian met with Lebanon’s powerful parliament speaker Nabih Berri, the Lebanese leader’s office said in a statement.