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Lebanese President Plans To Appoint Hezbollah-Backed Diab as PM

  Lebanese President Michel Aoun will name Hezbollah-backed Hassan Diab as the protest-hit country’s prime minister, the presidency said Thursday, ending nearly two months of … Continue reading Lebanese President Plans To Appoint Hezbollah-Backed Diab as PM


A handout picture provided by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra on December 19, 2019 shows Lebanese President Michel Aoun (L) meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the presidential palace in Baabda, east
A handout picture provided by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra on December 19, 2019 shows Lebanese President Michel Aoun (L) meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the presidential palace in Baabda, east

 

Lebanese President Michel Aoun will name Hezbollah-backed Hassan Diab as the protest-hit country’s prime minister, the presidency said Thursday, ending nearly two months of political wrangling.

“After binding parliamentary consultations… the president has summoned… Hassan Diab to appoint him to form a government,” the presidency said in a statement after the twice-delayed talks ended on Thursday.

AFP