French initiative is last chance to save Lebanon, Jumblatt says

Leading Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt said on Wednesday it seemed some people did not understand that French-led efforts to lift Lebanon out of crisis were the last chance to save the country.

Lebanon is in the throes of a crippling economic and financial meltdown that marks the biggest threat to its stability since the 1975-1990 civil war.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said last month that Lebanon risked disappearing without critical reforms.