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    This Is Everyone Who Voted For/Against Hariri Becoming Prime Minister

    By Rim ZreinOctober 23, 2020
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    Saad Hariri is officially Lebanon’s prime minister-designate, as of October 22nd, just a year after his resignation amid October 17’s uprising, winning a slim majority of votes in parliament.

    #Breaking: Saad Hariri receives enough votes to become #Lebanon’s next prime minister-designate. — 64/120 possible votes

    The Future Movement leader returns a year-minus-one-week before his resignation amid massive anti-establishment protests.

    It’s Back to the Future (Movement)

    — Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) October 22, 2020

    Hariri received the lowest number of votes approving his appointment in comparison to his former nominations. His surprising return was put in action by the votes of 65 MPs from across Lebanon’s political spectrum, including his own Future Movement.

    Other political parties that voted for Hariri were the Shia Amal Movement of Nabih Berri, the Druze Progressive Socialist Party of Walid Jumblatt, and the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party.

    MPs affiliated with Najib Mikati and Sleiman Frangieh were also among those who nominated him.

    Lebanese Forces and Consultative Gathering Bloc don’t endorse a candidate.

    SSNP endorse Saad Hariri for prime minister.

    Hariri so far still has more votes than the other nominee, “No Candidate”.#Lebanon

    — Kareem Chehayeb | كريم شهيب (@chehayebk) October 22, 2020

    However, the people who voted against this decision numbered at 53. The political parties also came from different backgrounds and groups.

    As expected, neither of the two main Christian parties of the country nominated Hariri: Samir Geagea’s Lebanese Forces, a former Hariri ally, and its rival Gebran Bassil’s Free Patriotic Movement (FPM).

    The Consultative Gathering bloc of six Sunni MPs, which has earlier announced that it will not support Hariri’s designation, kept to its stance and did not nominate him.

    The Iranian backed Hezbollah party also did not vote for Hariri. Weirdly enough, they have been among the most enthusiastic party for his return since his resignation on October 29th last year.

    All in all, Saad Hariri received the smallest number of votes in parliament compared with Diab’s 69 and Adib’s 90.

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