By IRNA,
Beirut : Hezbollah-picked Najib Mikati has reportedly clinched on Tuesday the backing of a majority of MPs in order to be appointed as Lebanon’s new prime minister
Mikati, 55, received the backing of 65 of parliament’s 128 MPs who have been meeting since Monday with President Michel Sleiman after Hezbollah brought down the unity government of Saad Hariri on January 12.
Sleiman was expected to appoint Mikati to head the new government later on Tuesday after wrapping up his consultations with parliamentary groups.
According to Lebanon’s power-sharing system, the premier must be a Sunni Muslim.