B. Hassan Diab
C. Michel Aoun
D. None of these
Saad Hariri, who had previously twice assumed the position of the head of Lebanon’s council of ministers, was re-elected as the country’s new Prime Minister in the wake of Mustapha Adib’s resignation in late September, the office of President Michel Aoun said.
“President Aoun summoned Prime Minister Saad Hariri to task him to form a new government”, the office wrote on Twitter.
A total of 64 parliament members out of 120 have backed Hariri’s candidacy for the post of the prime minister, according to the Al Mayadeen broadcaster.
The cabinet, which had been under Hariri’s leadership since 2016, resigned on 29 October 2019, amid mass anti-government protests triggered by the devastating financial and economic crises. Hariri also occupied the post of the government head from 2009-2011.
last updated on: 3 November 2020