Lebanon’s Mikati hopes for quicker pace towards government
Lebanon’s Mikati hopes for quicker pace towards government
BEIRUT--Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati said on Monday he had hoped for a quicker pace towards the formation of a new government and that his efforts would not be open-ended.
His comments after a meeting with President Michel Aoun underlined the challenge of forming a new government for Lebanon, where fractious politicians have been unable to agree even as the country falls deeper into economic crisis.
Mikati had earlier said he had hoped to clinch a deal before the anniversary of the August 4 explosion that killed more than 200 people last year, but media reports said Lebanon’s political parties are still bickering over portfolios in much the same way that has blocked a new government over the past year.