Lebanon's Future Movement to nominate ambassador Adib as PM

Makes him clear frontrunner for the post

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Updated At : 04:02 AM Aug 31, 2020 IST

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Beirut, August 30

The Future Movement led by Lebanon’s main Sunni politician Saad al-Hariri will nominate Lebanese ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib to be prime minister in formal consultations on Monday, senior Future Movement member Fouad Siniora said on Sunday.

The announcement makes Adib the clear frontrunner for the post that must go to a Sunni Muslim in Lebanon’s sectarian power sharing system.

The government led by Hassan Diab quit earlier this month following the catastrophic explosion at Beirut port. Reuters

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