Lebanon's president asks former education minister Hassan Diab supported by the Hezbollah group to form new government
Hassan Diab arrives to talk to the media after being named Lebanon's new prime minister, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon December 19, 2019.
"All our efforts must now focus on stopping the collapse and restoring confidence," he said from the presidential palace. Hariri had said he would only lead a cabinet of specialist ministers which he believed would be able to unlock Western aid. The talks between Aoun and representatives of the 128-member parliament were delayed twice and come after days of violence, the worst Lebanon has seen since protests erupted in mid-October.
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