Beirut: Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri was on Thursday reappointed Prime Minister for a third time following a vote in parliament, an official said.
Also Read: Lebanon gets Hariri indictment, warrants
The news comes after two days of parliamentary consultations with newly elected President Michel Aoun, Efe news reported.
“Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has issued a decree on November 3, on appointing Saad Hariri for the post of the Prime Minister of the country,” Sputnik news quoted a presidential administrative representative as saying.
Aoun, 83, a former army chief, was elected President on Monday in the Lebanese parliament, filling a vacancy almost two and a half years old.
Hariri, who heads al-Mustaqbal Movement, said he hopes a government of “national accord” would be formed soon, Xinhua news agency reported.
Also Read: Hariri killing trial opens amid violence
He is the son of Rafic Hariri, the former Lebanese Prime Minister who was assassinated in 2005 in Beirut.
