Lebanese President Will Not Accept PM Hariri's Resignation, Sources Say
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun will not decide on accepting Hariri's resignation until Hariri returns to Lebanon from Saudi Arabia
In this photo taken on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, left, arrives for a mass funeral of ten Lebanese soldiers at the Lebanese Defense Ministry, in Yarzeh near Beirut, LeCredit: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
Lebanon's Hezbollah- backed President Michel Aoun will not decide whether to accept or reject the resignation of prime minister Saad al-Hariri until Hariri returns to Lebanon to explain his reasons, sources at the presidential palace said on Sunday.
Hariri left Lebanon for Saudi Arabia on Friday and resigned on Saturday in a televised statement that took the Lebanese political establishment by surprise.
There is no obvious successor to Hariri and by refusing to accept his resignation, Aoun is seen to be delaying political consultations on a new prime minister.
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