The protest movement had demanded an independent and technocratic government, and the incoming Diab cabinet was criticized for appointing ministers who, although they had technical expertise, also had clear political allegiances.[8][9][10]
The cabinet, which was composed of twenty ministers, appointed six female members to improve the gender ratio and cited the ratio of male to female members as "more than any previous Lebanese government".[11][12]
On 10 August 2020, the entire cabinet resigned following public anger over the 2020 Beirut explosions on 4 August that killed more than 200 people.[13] In December of that year, Diab was charged with negligence over the explosion, alongside three ministers from previous cabinets.[14] The cabinet continued to govern in a caretaker capacity for 13 months until 10 September 2021, when the Third Mikati Cabinet was sworn in.[15][16][17][18]
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