BEIRUT (Al Jazeera) — Four weeks after a devastating explosion in the Lebanese capital that led to the government’s resignation, the country has a prime minister-designate.

Mustapha Adib is the former ambassador to Germany, and won broad support from across the political divide.

However, winning the public’s trust will not be as easy, he could be held hostage by a political establishment that was reluctant to carry out state reforms that would threaten their interests: