Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil on Thursday demanded the return of Prime Minister Saad Hariri from Saudi Arabia, where he announced days ago his shock resignation.
"Today we demand the return to the nation of our Prime Minister Saad Hariri," tweeted Bassil.
He had announced on Wednesday evening that “Lebanon was the first democratic country in the Levant.”
“We paid a heavy price to elect a president and a premier who represent us. We chose our representatives and we are the ones to decide whether to remove them or not,” Bassil added.
The foreign minister is the son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, who has not yet accepted Hariri's resignation and is awaiting his return before taking any decision.
Hariri announced in a televised speech from Saudi Arabia on Saturday that he was stepping down, citing Iran's "grip" on Lebanon and threats to his life.
The shock announcement raised fears that Lebanon -- split into rival camps led by Hariri and Iranian-backed Hizbullah -- could once again descend into violence.