France, Sept. 28 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed his disappointment after Lebanon's leaders failed to form a new government in the wake of the Beirut port blast last month. The political and economic crisis deepened after the prime minister designate stepped down on Saturday.

Speaking on Sunday at a press conference, French President Emmanuel Macron declared he was "ashamed" of Lebanon's political leaders and described their lack of progress on forming a new government a "collective betrayal".

"I see that the Lebanese authorities and political forces chose to favour their partisan and individual interests to the detriment of the general interest of the country," he said.

This comes after Prime minister-designate Musta...