"Aoun's consultations got under way at 8:15am on Monday with a meeting with Elias Abu Saab, the deputy parliament speaker, according to the official National News Agency."
"Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who is backed by the Hezbollah-led alliance, and Nawaf Salam, a favourite of anti-Hezbollah legislators, are seen as the frontrunners."
"The newly elected President Aoun said that he hopes the next prime minister will be a partner and not an opponent, a man who has the support of the international community."
"Lebanon has a unique power-sharing system, designed to balance power among the nation's different communities, with the president being a Maronite Christian and the prime minister a Sunni Muslim."
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