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Lebanon's finance minister Mohammad Safadi is reported to have withdrawn his candidacy to be prime minister. REUTERS/Cynthia Karam
Lebanon's finance minister Mohammad Safadi is reported to have withdrawn his candidacy to be prime minister. REUTERS/Cynthia KaramFormer Lebanese finance minister Mohammad Safadi withdraws prime minister candidacy amid protests
Withdrawal comes hours after S&P lowered Lebanon's sovereign rating further into junk status