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Lebanon on Saturday formed a new government amid unusually direct US intervention in the process and in a step intended to bring the country closer to accessing reconstruction funds following a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah. The new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, while speaking to reporters at the presidential palace, said the 24-member cabinet
Lebanon PM forms new government, pledges reforms
Lebanon on Saturday formed a new government amid unusually direct US intervention in the process and in a step intended to bring the country closer to accessing reconstruction funds following a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah.
The new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, while speaking to reporters at the presidential palace, said the 24-member cabinet would prioritise financial reforms, reconstruction and the implementation of a United Nations resolution seen as a cornerstone to stability on the Lebanese border with Israel.
This is coming after more than three weeks of talks with rival political parties in Lebanon, where government posts are parcelled out according to sects and days of deadlock over the Shi’ite Muslim ministers, usually named by Iran-backed Hezbollah and its Shi’ite ally Amal.
However, Washington has pushed back against Hezbollah’s sway in any new government.
US deputy Middle East envoy Morgan Ortagus said on Friday that the US considered Hezbollah’s involvement in the new cabinet a red line and thanked Israel for dealing devastating blows to the group, in a controversial statement that sparked protests in Lebanon.
DAILY POST reports that the cabinet is now charged with drafting a policy statement – a broad outline of the upcoming government’s approach and priorities and will then need a vote of confidence from Lebanon’s parliament to be fully empowered.
Lebanon PM forms new government, pledges reforms
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