Special Report: Lebanon’s power struggle – why a failing state can’t get the lights on

FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab speaks during a televised address to the the nation at the governmental palace in Beirut, Lebanon March 7, 2020. To match Special Report LEBANON-CRISIS/POWER Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Surveying Beirut's shattered streets last week, in the aftermath of a massive explosion at the port that killed at least 158 people, French President Emmanuel Macron offered support to the people of Lebanon and delivered a stern message to the country's ruling class.

What Lebanon needs, he said, is fundamental change.