Caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Wednesday he is not a candidate for prime minister but insisted that formal consultations to designate a new premier take place on Thursday as scheduled.
Caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Tuesday he did not want to be prime minister of a new government, calling his decision “frank and decisive” and saying he was confident President Michel Aoun would now convene consultations to designate someone else.
Lebanon’s caretaker information minister and two former telecoms ministers could face trial on charges of wasting public funds after their cases were referred to a special judicial panel set up to try top officials.
