Lebanon's ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib wins support of major parties to be designated as the country's next prime minister
In this file photo taken on July 18, 2013, Lebanon's ambassador to Berlin Mustapha Adib poses for a picture, upon his appointment to the position, in Bellevue Castle in the German capital Berlin.
President Michel Aoun, a Maronite Christian, is due to meet parliamentary blocs on Monday in the official consultations to designate the new premier. He is required to nominate the candidate with the biggest level of support among MPs. Once designated, the process of forming a new government will get underway. Until a new administration is agreed, the Diab government continues in a caretaker capacity.
Adib, 48 and a native of the northern city of Tripoli, holds a PhD in law and political sciences and had taught in universities in Lebanon and France.President Michel Aoun has also called for the proclamation of a "secular state" during a televised address to mark the upcoming centenary of the Lebanese state.
And the recent explosion badly damaged the port of Beirut, a main trade channel for the small country dependent on imports.
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