After US-Backed Prez, Lebanon Gets ‘Anti-Hezbollah’ PM? Lebanon MPs Pick Nawaf Salam Over Mikati

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday picked international jurist Nawaf Salam to form a government for the war-scarred country and pull it out of economic crisis.A majority of Lebanese lawmakers endorsed Nawaf Salam, the presiding judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, after two years of caretaker government.”The president of the republic called on Judge Nawaf Salam to task him with forming a government, knowing that he is currently abroad. It has been decided he will return tomorrow,” the presidency said.Aoun, whose election last week ended a two-year vacancy for the post, held consultations with lawmakers ahead of announcing his nominee. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION3:55 SALAM Vs MIKATI5:54 ‘ERA OF WEAPONS IS OVER FOR HEZBOLLAH’