Lawmakers in crisis-hit Lebanon to vote in new government – Roya News English

Lawmakers in crisis-hit Lebanon to vote in new government – Roya News English

Lebanon's parliament met Monday to vote in Prime Minister Najib Mikati's cabinet, tasked with pulling the country out of a deep economic crisis, in a session delayed by a power cut.

No major objections were expected to Mikati's ministerial lineup from top political blocs as Lebanon is in desperate need of a new government following 13 months of political deadlock.

Mikati's 24-member cabinet, unveiled last week after protracted horsetrading, will be expected to offer solutions to shortages of medicine and fuel and to launch a ration card programme to protect the poorest.