September 16, 2009 7:39 PM

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Hariri designated as Lebanon’s next PM

In Lebanon, Saad Hariri has again been designated as country’s next Prime Minister. According to Lebanon’s official news agency, Lebanese President, General Michel Sleiman, after consulting House Speaker, Nabih Berri, designated Saad Hariri to form the imminent Cabinet. Earlier seventy-three Lebanese parliamentarians named Saad Hariri as premier for the second time since the June parliamentary elections.br/br/Hariri stepped down on 10th of this month after accusing the Hezbollah-led opposition of hampering his efforts to form a national unity government.br/br/Hariri was backed by 71 parliamentarians from his majority party and two from the opposition's Armenian Tashnag party. Hariri's reappointment is expected to restart the debate between opposition groups and the majority over the planned makeup of the cabinet. According to the Lebanese constitution, Hariri has to name a cabinet, which includes all the rival Lebanese factions, and have a balanced representation in accordance with the country's religious system.

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