‘Saad Hariri named Lebanon’s new PM’

AFP, BEIRUT: Leading Sunni political figure Saad Hariri was named as Lebanon’s new prime minister on Thursday, the office of President Michel Aoun announced.
“After the necessary parliamentary consultations... the president has entrusted Saad Hariri with the formation of a government,” said a statement read by the president’s chief of staff Antoine Choukeir.
The nomination comes days after Aoun was elected, with Hariri’s surprise support, ending a vacuum of more than two years.
Hariri was endorsed by 110 members of the 127-seat parliament, with only the Shiite Hezbollah movement, the Syrian Social National Party and the Lebanese Baath party—all supporters of Syria’s government—declining to back him as prime minister.

Saad Hariri named Lebanons new PM

AFP, BEIRUT: Leading Sunni political figure Saad Hariri was named as Lebanons new prime minister on Thursday, the office of President Michel Aoun announced. After the necessary parliamentary consultations... the president has entrusted Saad Hariri with the formation of a government, said a statement read by the presidents chief of staff Antoine Choukeir. The nomination comes days after Aoun was elected, with Hariris surprise support, ending a vacuum of more than two years. Hariri was endorsed by 110 members of the 127-seat parliament, with only the Shiite Hezbollah movement, the Syrian Social National Party and the Lebanese Baath partyall supporters of Syrias governmentdeclining to back him as prime minister.