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Lebanon's president says consultations on new government start next week

Published: 07 Oct 2020 - 10:39 am | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 08:28 am
File photo/ Reuters

File photo/ Reuters

Reuters

BEIRUT: Lebanon's President Michel Aoun on Wednesday said parliament will meet on Oct. 15 to begin consultations to form a new government.

Lebanon's government resigned on Aug. 10 in the wake of a devastating blast that killed nearly 200 people and wrecked swathes of the capital, Beirut.

Mustapha Adib, initially tasked with forming a new cabinet, quit late last month, amid bickering over ministerial posts