Lebanese president postpones consultations to select new PM
Last updated on: 16 December,2019 01:43 pm
Lebanese president postpones consultations to select new PM
BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday postponed consultations to select a new prime minister, after violent clashes erupted over the weekend between protesters and security forces.
"President Aoun responded to the wishes of (caretaker) prime minister Saad Hariri to postpone parliamentary consultations until Thursday December 19," the presidency announced on Twitter.
The government stepped down on October 29 in the face of unprecedented nationwide protests, but bitterly divided political parties have failed to agree on a new premier ever since.