Lebanon’s new Prime Minister, Hezbollah-backed Najib Mikati is to start consultations to form a new government.

Mikati is expected to meet with former prime ministers and political figures in order to talk about the formation of the coming government.

He was designated by President Michel Suleiman on January 25, after he secured 68 votes in the parliamentary consultations to nominate new PM, while his opponent, the now former PM Saad Hariri got 60 votes.

Mikati’s appointment came amid a “day of rage” by Hariri’s supporters who took to streets and attacked media crews and caused violent across Lebanon in protest of Hariri’s failure to secure enough votes in order to remain in the premiership post.

After he was nominated, Mikati, who is considered as a relative moderate, offered to cooperate with the various Lebanese political parties to confront major challenges facing the country, abna.ir reports.