Mikati named Prime Minister
A handout picture released by Dalati and Nohra on March 22, 2013 shows Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announcing the resignation of the Lebanese government during a press conference in Beirut. AFP PHOTO / DALATI AND NOHRA -------- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / DALATI AND NOHRA"
Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, was designated on Thursday to form a new government after securing the support of 54 of parliament’s 128 lawmakers in consultations convened by President Michel Aoun.