Lebanon delays consultations to designate PM by one week
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By Reuters
FILE PHOTO: Lebanese President Michel Aoun arrives at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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Maxim Shemetov(Reuters)
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun postponed consultations with lawmakers to designate a new prime minister by one week until Dec. 16, the presidency said on Sunday.
The consultations, which had been scheduled for Monday, were postponed after Samir Khatib withdrew his candidacy for the position of prime minister.
(Reporting by Laila Bassam; Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Peter Graff)
