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BEIRUT — A prominent Lebanese politician has been asked to form a new Cabinet after the vast majority of legislators supported him. BEIRUT — A prominent Lebanese politician has been asked to form a new cabinet after a vast majority of legislators supported him.
Following two days of consultations, President Michel Suleiman of Lebanon asked Tamam Salam, a legislator and a former minister of culture, to form the new cabinet after 124 of the 128-member parliament chose him for the job. After two days of consultations, President Michel Suleiman of Lebanon asked Tamam Salam, a legislator and a former minister of culture, to form the new cabinet after 124 members of Parliament, out of 128, chose him for the job.
Mr. Salam will face the challenge of holding Lebanon together amid rising sectarian tension resulting from the civil war next door in Syria. Mr. Salam will face the challenge of holding Lebanon together amid rising sectarian tension resulting from the civil war in neighboring Syria.
Shortly after the consultations ended on Saturday, Mr. Salam headed to the presidential palace where President Suleiman asked him to form the government. Shortly after the consultations ended on Saturday, Mr. Salam headed to the presidential palace where Mr. Suleiman asked him to form the government.
Mr Salam is expected to form a national unity government, a process that could take him a long time because of the sharp divisions among Lebanese politicians as a result of the Syrian crisis. Mr. Salam is expected to form a national unity government, a process that could take him a long time because of the sharp divisions among Lebanese politicians as a result of the Syrian crisis.