President Michel Aoun will not issue a decision regarding PM Saad Hariri’s resignation until the latter returns and explains the circumstances of the move.
This means that there will not be any parliamentary consultations to appoint a new prime minister and form a new cabinet.
This also means that the president has taken the lead of the initiative and is personally supervising the measures taken to disassociate Lebanon from the conflicts in the region.
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