On October 29, Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon resigned in the face of weeks of protests. Q1: What is the significance of the collapse of Lebanese government? A1: The Lebanese government's collapse is another example of public disgust in the Middle East with governments that have failed to perform. There is a rising consensus that politicians are not meeting public needs. Protests broke out in Jordan over the summer and in Egypt in September, and they are ongoing in Iraq and Algeria.
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