Former Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil was grilled on his government’s record by fellow panelists at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Fellow panelists Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag and CNBC anchor Hadley Gamble challenged Bassil’s former role as electricity minister and the Lebanese government’s continued failures to provide basic infrastructure, including electricity.
When asked by Gamble what had happened to Bassil’s plan to provide 24-hour electricity, Bassil said that the Lebanese system was hampered by immigration and confessionalism - the unique merger of religious and political system that keeps governments in the country unstable.
He's currently the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, the largest bloc in parliament, which includes Hezbollah.
Bassil's attendance at the elite conference drew criticism in his home country, which is currently experiencing widespread anti-government protests amid corruption and economic crises. He denies the protesters are targeting him and his party.
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