Lebanese President General Joseph Aoun began Monday parliamentary consultations to name the Prime Minister designated to form a government.
Aoun started his consultations, which will continue until 5 p.m. local time, with Vice Speaker of Parliament Elias Bou Saab. The designated prime minister will be announced afterward, based on the nominations from the 16 parliamentary blocs, which make up a total of 128 members of parliament.
On Jan. 9, the Lebanese Parliament elected General Joseph Aoun as the new president of the country, following a vacancy that lasted more than two years.
According to Lebanon's constitution, the President of the Republic shall designate the Prime Minister in consultation with the President of the Chamber of Deputies based on binding parliamentary consultations, the content of which he shall formally disclose to the latter.
