Lebanon’s Saad Hariri asked to lead caretaker govt
Cabinet members asked to retain their positions until new Lebanese government is sworn in
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri
BEIRUT
Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Saad Hariri to continue leading his cabinet until a new government can be drawn up.
In a statement, Aoun thanked Hariri and his cabinet ministers for remaining at their positions until a new cabinet can be formed following Lebanon’s May 6 parliamentary poll.
The newly elected parliament is slated to hold its first session on Wednesday, when lawmakers will choose a new assembly speaker.
According to Lebanon’s constitution, the incoming parliament will also be tasked with electing a new president and prime minister.
Earlier this month, Lebanon held its first parliamentary poll in nine years.
The election saw 917 candidates from a multiplicity of parties vie for seats in Lebanon’s 128-seat national assembly.
The vote, which saw turnout of only 49.2 percent, was held under a new proportional list system that divides the country into 15 electoral constituencies.
Reporting by Wassim Seifeddine:Writing by Mahmoud Barakat
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