Report: Saudi Settlement Paved Way for Salam's Nomination, Will Lead to Staging Elections
MP Tamman Salam is expected to be named the prime minister of a new government amid reports that his nomination is part of a Saudi Arabian settlement that includes the formation of the cabinet and staging of the parliamentary elections.
LBCI television said Friday that the elections will likely be postponed to September or October at the latest.
It added that international powers had demanded that the polls be held and that Salam's government be capable of overseeing them.
Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel announced earlier on Friday that the elections had been postponed from June 9 to 16.
Political science professor at the American University of Beirut Hilal Khashan told Agence France Presse that an agreement over Salam was reached after the keenness of all Lebanese powers to ease the tensions in the country.
Furthermore, he is seen as the perfect candidate during this transitional period in light of the ongoing Syrian crisis, he remarked.
The agreement over the MP is a sign that none of the Lebanese powers are seeking to escalate the situation in Lebanon, noted Khashan.
Salam's nomination came hours after he paid a visit to Saudi Arabia where he met with former Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Saudi Intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan.
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