Question : Who has returned to power in Lebanon as Prime Minister?
(a) Tammam Salam
(b) Fouad Siniora
(c) Najib Mikati
(d) Saad Hariri
Answer (d)
Related facts
- Saad Hariri has recently(October 2020) returned to power in Lebanon as Prime Minister.
- President Michel Aoun has nominated Sunni Islamic politician Hariri as prime minister to form the new government.
- Hariri is taking over the power of the country at a time when the country is in its worst phase after the civil war which took place during 1975-1990.
Recent years political chronology of Lebanon
| Year | Incidence |
| June 2005 | Anti-Syrian alliance led by Saad Hariri wins control of parliament at elections. Hariri ally Fouad Siniora becomes PM. |
| June 2009 | The pro-Western March 14 alliance wins parliamentary elections and Saad Hariri forms unity government. |
| January 2020 | Mass protests against economic stagnation and corruption bring down the government of Saad Hariri, who is succeeded by the academic Hassan Diab. |
By — Pankaj Pandey.
Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/saad-hariri-renamed-lebanon-pm/article32922061.ece