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| Hariri launches 2nd bid to form Lebanon govt |
| 2009-09-25 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad Hariri on Thursday launched talks with the country's various political parties in his second bid to form a government since a June election. Hariri, 39, began his consultations by meeting with parliament speaker Nabih Berri, whose Amal party is in the opposition. He was then to hold a series of talks until next Tuesday with members of the various other parties, including the militant group Hezbollah which heads the opposition bloc supported by Syria and Iran. Hariri abandoned his first bid to form a national unity cabinet after failing to secure backing for a proposed line-up from political opponents, who are insisting on having a say as to who should head each ministry. |
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