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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Beirut - Caroline Akoum

Lebanon: LF, FPM Won’t Nominate Mikati

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati speaks after meeting with President Michel Aoun, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 16, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS

Lebanon’s parliamentary consultations at the Baabda Palace on Thursday will see the deputies of Hezbollah and Amal Movement, as well as a number of Sunni and independent representatives, name caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to head the next government.

Two other groups will also designate Mikati, including the National Moderation Bloc, which was launched on Wednesday and includes six MPs from the north, and the National Independent Bloc, which gathers three deputies.

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