Lebanon President Asks Saudi-Allied Hariri to Form New Cabinet
- Hariri served as prime minister between 2009 and 2011
- Iran-backed Hezbollah group didn’t endorse the new premier
Forner prime minister Saad Hariri was asked to form a new cabinet.
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Lebanon’s newly elected President Michel Aoun appointed Saad Hariri, a Saudi-backed businessman and former prime minister, to form a new Cabinet, building on momentum that has ended a two-year political vacuum.
Most parliamentary blocs endorsed Hariri for the premiership. Iran-backed Hezbollah, which supported Aoun for the presidency, was among the holdouts.