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\nBEIRUT: The challenges he must overcome became clear however from the onset of Saturday\u2019s talks with various officials and lawmakers.<\/p>\n

\nParliament speaker Nabih Berri said he \u201cinsists on securing representation for all parliamentary groups,\u201d in the next government \u2014 a position shared by his Shiite Amal party and Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

\nSamir Al-Jisr, a deputy from Hariri\u2019s Future Movement, urged Diab to form a government \u201cof independent experts not affiliated with established political parties,\u201d to rescue Lebanon from the brink of collapse.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cConsidering that this government, just like Diab\u2019s nomination, will be supported by only one political stripe, then its formation should take less than\u201d a month or six weeks, he said after meeting the premier-designate.<\/p>\n

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\nVolunteers sweep trash in the central square where anti-government protesters have set up camp in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 21, 2019, as Lebanon’s newly designated prime minister began his consultations with parliamentary blocs to discuss the shape of the future government. (AP Photo\/Maya Alleruzzo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\nHe was referring to allies Hezbollah, Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement founded by Christian President Michel Aoun who chose Diab to form a cabinet.<\/p>\n

\nSuch backing has sparked an uproar, with Sunni supporters of Hariri blocking roads and scuffling with security forces in Beirut and other cities for the past two consecutive nights to voice their opposition for Diab.<\/p>\n

\nSome roads remained blocked on Saturday in Sunni-majority second city Tripoli and in the northern Akkar region.<\/p>\n

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\nHIGH<\/span>LIGHTS<\/h4>\n
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\nAccording to the Lebanese constitution, the government is formed through consultations between the president, the prime minister-designate and Parliament.<\/p>\n

\nThe new government later presents its political program to the president for approval, before being presented for a parliamentary vote of confidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\nHezbollah sought to appease the anger of the protesters on Saturday, insisting that the next government will not be lopsided.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cNo one should think the government will be one of confrontation or one endorsed by only one political stripe,\u201d said Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad after meeting Diab.<\/p>\n

\nThe new government, he said, will seek to \u201crevitalize\u201d the economy that has taken a beating since the unprecedented protests began on October 17.<\/p>\n

\nSince then, tensions have been heightened by the looming bankruptcy of the debt-burdened Lebanese state.<\/p>\n

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\nLebanese anti-government protesters erect a Christmas tree made of protest banners in Beirut\u2019s Martyr Square on Saturday. (AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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\nA dollar-liquidity crisis has pushed banks to impose informal capital controls on dollar deposits and the Lebanese pound, officially pegged to the US dollar, has lost around 30 percent of its value on the black market.<\/p>\n

\nThe faltering economy has pushed several companies to close, while surviving businesses try to stay open by paying half-salaries and laying off employees.<\/p>\n

\nA recession of more than 0.2 percent is expected for this year, the World Bank says.<\/p>\n

\nThe international community, donors, and financial organizations have warned that debt-saddled Lebanon could ill afford any delay in getting a new government.<\/p>\n

\nThe United States, France and other allies of Lebanon have warned they would withhold financial support until a government that can demonstrate willingness to reform can be formed.<\/p>\n

\nMulti-confessional Lebanon is ruled by a complex political system that seeks to maintain a fragile equilibrium between political parties representing the country\u2019s major confessional sects.<\/p>\n

\nIt usually takes months to form a government as political groups haggle over the allocation of cabinet seats and the distribution of ministerial portfolios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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