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BEIRUT (Reuters) -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.
Lebanon s President Michel Aoun meets with leading businessman Najib Mikati at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon July 26, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS
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. [L1N2P20XW]
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