Lebanon's influential Hezbollah leader said he is against the government's resignation amid a deepening economic crisis and nationwide
protests that entered their third day Saturday, calling for the removal of the country's political elite.
Hassan Nasrallah said it would be "a waste of time" for the current national unity government to resign since the same political factions would have to haggle over forming a new one.
"If this government resigns, we won't have a new one for a year or two," he said in a televised speech, pointing to perpetual political divisions that delayed forming the current Cabinet for nine months.