Saad Hariri returns as Lebanon PM

Addis Ababa, October 22, 2020 (FBC) -Lebanon’s political parties have chosen Saad Hariri to be prime minister, a year after he stepped down.

Hariri was asked to form a new government after he secured the backing of a majority of members of parliament.

August’s devastating blast in Beirut, which many blamed on government negligence, prompted the resignation of Hariri’s successor, Hassan Diab.

The man nominated to replace him, Mustapha Adib, quit last month after failing to win enough support for his non-partisan cabinet line-up.

Source BBC