​President Aoun will study and express his opinion on the submitted formation.

PM Mikati: “Options are tight, time is very important. The formation that I see fit in these circumstances is under the President's custody”.

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, met Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati, today at the Presidential Palace.

The President was briefed on the results of the parliamentary consultations which Premier Mikati held yesterday and received with a line-up for the government proposed.

The President told PM Mikati that he will study this formula and express his opinion on it.

Statement:

After the meeting, Premier Mikati made the following statement:

“In light of non-binding parliamentary consultations that I conducted yesterday, I found that the options are very narrow and that time is very important.

I tackled the ideas which were presented during the consultations, and I visited His Excellency the President and had the honor to meet him this morning and handed him the government line-up that I saw fits for the current circumstances, and you know and I know how important time is.

His Excellency the President will study the line-up”.

Questions & Answers:

In response to a question about the type of line-up or its description, PM Mikati said that the formation is now at the disposal of His Excellency the President.

While Premier Mikati was entering the presidential palace, he waved to reporters with the white envelope he was carrying, and said: "Here is the line-up”.​