Lebanon's new cabinet wins a vote of confidence in parliament after a session that lasted around eight hours
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri urges PM Najib Mikati not to read through his entire cabinet mission statement ahead of a vote of confidence because they’ve only secured a few hours of electricity.The country is grappling with almost round-the-clock power cuts that have plunged homes into darkness and paralysed hospitals, schools and government offices.
Videos circulating on social media showed lawmakers gathering in a courtyard outside the building before electricity was restored.Billionaire Mikati, Lebanon's prime minister for the third time, was designated as premier in July after his two predecessors failed to clinch an agreement on a new line-up.
He also vowed to hold timely and transparent elections, and adjust salaries weakened by the devaluation of the Lebanese pound. He was interrupted by speaker Berri, who asked him to speed things up because of a risk that the power may be cut again.
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