Hariri designated as Lebanon PM

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http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/06/2009627113039404698.html






Saad Hariri has been asked to form a new Lebanese government after garnering the support of 86 members of the 128-seat body, officials say.

Michel Sleiman, the Lebanese president, issued a decree appointing Hariri prime minister-designate after meeting him at the presidential palace in Beirut on Saturday.

"According to the constitution and after the president consulted with the speaker of parliament and parliamentarians, he summoned Saad Hariri and tasked him with forming a new government," a presidential statement said.

Hariri entered politics in 2005 after the assassination of his father, Rafiq al-Hariri, a former prime minister.

He led his Western-backed March 14 alliance to victory in parliamentary elections on June 7, winning 71 seats to keep control of the legislature from a rival bloc including Hezbollah, a political group backed by Iran and Syria, which enjoys strong support among Shia Muslims.

"We hope to have a harminous government that will respresent the interests of all Lebanese people," Hariri said after meeting Sleiman.

He pledged to protect the interest of all Lebanese, including those who voted for the opposition alliance.
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a very handsome man and he looks and sounds kind. hope he does well for the people.

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