Parliament renews confidence in Salam's goverment

The Lebanese government survived Wednesday a vote of confidence proposed by Free Patriotic chief Jebran Bassil during a plenary session in Parliament.

Sixty-nine MPs gave a vote of confidence to the government, nine FPM MPs voted against it, and four MPs abstained.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam vowed during the session that the government will continue working to extend the state’s authority north and south of the Litani river and to pressure Israel to withdraw from Lebanese territories and stop its aggressions.

The session was mainly focused on Hezbollah arms and Israeli violations. Many MPs on Tuesday and Wednesday called for Hezbollah's disarmament while Hezbollah MP Ibrahim al-Moussawi said "We all know that the army is not allowed to have defensive weapons to protect the country against the enemy."