Lebanese PM-designate Mikati Aims to Form Government to Implement Reform Plan

Lebanese PM-designate Mikati Aims to Form Government to Implement Reform Plan
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun meets with leading businessman Najib Mikati at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, on July 26, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters
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BEIRUT—Lebanese businessman Najib Mikati secured enough votes in parliamentary consultations on Monday to be designated the next prime minister, and now faces the difficult challenge of forming a viable government to tackle a financial crisis.

Mikati has been prime minister twice before and, unlike many Lebanese leaders, does not represent a political bloc or hail from a dynasty. He received 72 votes out of a total of 118 members of parliament.