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Lebanon appoints Nawaf Salam as Prime Minister-designate with 84 nominations, Mikati gets nine, 35 MPs abstain

13-01-2025 | 12:04

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Lebanon appoints Nawaf Salam as Prime Minister-designate with 84 nominations, Mikati gets nine, 35 MPs abstain

The Lebanese Presidency announced after the parliamentary consultations concluded that Nawaf Salam was tasked with forming Lebanon's government after receiving 84 nominations.

Meanwhile, incumbent Najib Mikati received nine nominations, and 35 MPs abstained from naming anyone.

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