BEIRUT (BLOOMBERG) - Lebanese diplomat Mustapha Adib has been asked to form a new government after receiving majority votes in consultations held by President Michel Aoun on Monday (Aug 31).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIRUT - Lebanese diplomat Mustapha Adib has been asked to form a new government after receiving majority votes in consultations held by President Michel Aoun on Monday .
The breakthrough comes hours before French President Emmanuel Macron, who is coordinating international aid efforts for Lebanon, arrives in Beirut to meet key officials. Mr Diab was named by the president's party and its allies in the Hezbollah-led alliance, but failed to win the support of fellow Sunni Muslim leaders or enact economic reforms required to unlock billions of dollars in international aid and secure International Monetary Fund assistance.Mr Adib served as an adviser to former Prime Minister Najib Mikati from 2000 and was ambassador to Germany since 2013. He has a doctorate in law and political science and taught at the Lebanese University.
Mr Diab took office in January, promptly defaulting on US$30 billion in international debt and turning to the IMF for help in securing some US$10 billion to support wide-ranging reforms.
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