Lebanese diplomat and judge Nawaf Salam received the majority support of Parliament for the post of prime minister

As of this afternoon, Salam has received the support of 73 out of a total of 128 members of parliament, meaning that President Aoun will entrust him with the task of forming a new government

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Navaf Salam, Photo: Reuters
Navaf Salam, Photo: Reuters
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Prominent Lebanese diplomat and judge Nawaf Salam has the support of a majority of MPs to become Lebanon's new prime minister.

Salam is now the president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and was nominated for prime minister by pro-Western groups and independent members of the Lebanese parliament. He is supported by Saudi Arabia and Western countries.

Salam's nomination in consultation with Lebanon's recently elected new president, Joseph Aoun, is a major blow to the pro-Iranian Hezbollah, which is also a powerful political party, although its military wing has been weakened during the 14-month war with Israel.

Hezbollah supports the current interim prime minister, Najib Mikati.

As of this afternoon, Salam has received the support of 73 out of a total of 128 members of parliament, which means that President Aoun will entrust him with the task of forming a new government, the Associated Press reports.

This will not be easy for him, at a time when the ceasefire in the war between Hezbollah and Israel is in force, and in addition he must try to pull the country out of an economic crisis that has lasted for five years.

Salam's nomination and the election of Lebanese army chief Aoun as president will likely lead to an influx of funds from Western and oil-rich Arab countries into Lebanon to help rebuild the country.

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