Lebanon's new prime minister-designate Najib Mikati Tuesday held consultations with political parties that he said 'unanimously' agreed on the ...
Darkness shrouds the Lebanese capital Beirut around the headquarters of the state electrity utility during one of the ever lengthening daily power blackouts AFP/Dylan COLLINSShare this contentBEIRUT: Lebanon's new prime minister-designate Najib Mikati on Tuesday held consultations with political parties that he said"unanimously" agreed on the need to put together a government quickly to rescue the crisis-hit country.
The institutional vacuum is holding up a potential financial rescue plan for the country, which defaulted on its debt last year. We will"not to participate in the next cabinet, which means we will not get involved in the formation process". A native of Tripoli, Lebanon's second city and one of its poorest, he was accused by a state prosecutor in 2019 of illicit enrichment, a charge he denies.
Mikati, the third politician in a year to attempt the job, promised his government would work on implementing a French roadmap conditioning a huge aid package on reform and transparency.
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