Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Nawaf Salam, the candidate for the prime minister of Lebanon, was appointed to form the government with the majority vote of the parliament members.
85 of the 128 members of the Lebanese Parliament voted for Nawaf Salam.
Consultations in the parliament for the election of the prime minister began four days after the election of "Joseph Aoun" as the president of Lebanon.
After the resignation of "Fouad Makhzoumi" and "Ebrahim Menimneh", the competition for the seat of the prime minister of Lebanon was limited to two people, namely "Nawaf Salam", the head of the International Court of Justice, and "Najib Mikati", the current prime minister.
Nawaf Salam, a Lebanese judge, diplomat and university professor born in 1953, was Lebanon's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations and his country's representative in the Security Council for 10 years.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun appointed Nawaf Salam to form the cabinet. The President of Lebanon officially appointed "Nawaf Salam" to form a new government in Lebanon.
The Presidency of Lebanon announced that the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, has conducted mandatory parliamentary consultations and after consulting with the Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, Nawaf Salam has been appointed to form the new cabinet.Nawaf Salam is abroad and is supposed to return to Beirut today.