reflecting the weakened position of Hezbollah which wanted Najib Mikati to keep the job. The support for Salam underlines the big shift in the power balance among Lebanon's sectarian factions ...

Caretaker PM Najib Mikati got nine votes. The presidency said Salam would return to Lebanon on Tuesday. His appointment is another blow to Hezbollah, which had sought to reappoint Mikati but ended ...

As of Monday afternoon, 84 members of parliament had told Aoun they backed Salam, according to a tally by Lebanese media, with nine endorsing interim prime minister Najib Mikati to stay in the ...

According to declarations from parliamentary blocs and independent MPs, the main contenders for the premiership are outgoing Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Judge Nawaf Salam. MP Fouad Makhzoumi ...

Prior to that, incumbent caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati was widely viewed as the most likely contender for the post. Salam’s designation is a blow to Hezbollah and its allies Amal ...

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A tally given by Lebanese media put Nawaf Salam, the presiding judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, ahead of any other candidate including the incumbent Najib Mikati.

If able to form a government, Salam will replace Najib Mikati, whose administration has been functioning in a caretaker capacity for over two years. Salam's designation comes without the support ...

BEIRUT — New Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will begin parliamentary consultations Monday over designating a prime minister to form a government that will have to face major challenges in the ...

He beat out the incumbent, Interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who received a fraction of the votes that Salam did. According to Lebanon's constitution, the president must be a Christian ...

The announcement on Monday reflects the weakened position of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, which wanted caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to keep the job, following its devastating war with ...