NNA - President of the Economic and Social Council, Charles Arbid, said in a tweet this morning: "A boat carrying people fleeing the tragedy of their lives sinks...We grieve, we regret but do not resolve. Politics is prone for solution when settlement comes. As for societal disintegration, the results of the elections will not repair it, for its effects are deep and lasting...Poverty, unemployment, health, education and housing; the rest are victories that do not concern people in their livelihood, the dignity of the Tripoli tragedy and hunger.”

==========R.Sh.