At the Baabda Palace, the two officials discussed several data related to the authorizing process, and the consultation to join the cabinet will be completed at a later date, according to the National News Agency.

After Najib Mikati was re-elected as Prime Minister in June 23, uncertainty prevails among the Lebanese citizens about the formation of a government with a short term of office until the September-October presidential elections.

Aoun and Mikati broke the distance after more than a month’s pause and the recent meetings appeased the controversy of the two initial meetings regarding the distribution of ministerial portfolios.

According to local media, the Lebanese president defends a proposal for a national unity of 30 ministers with great benefits in the management of finances and the economic files.

Meanwhile, the interim head of the Government rejects the principle of rotation in the ministerial portfolios and presented a Council mostly similar to the current one, as the mandate will be brief in view of the presidential race that will begin in September.

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