A club of former Lebanese Sunni premiers endorsed on Sunday the choice of former Prime Minister Najib Mikati to form a new government ahead of parliamentary consultations on Monday, a statement said.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.In Lebanon’s confessional political system, the post has to be held by a Sunni Muslim.Read more: UN hits out at Lebanon’s ‘leaders’ during hearing on Hezbollah-Israel ceasefireLebanon to consult MPs to designate new prime minister: PresidencyPeriod poverty on the rise as Lebanon’s economic crisis worsens
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Former Lebanese prime ministers choose ex-PM Mikati as candidate to form new gov’t
