BEIRUT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri said on Wednesday he is not a candidate for prime minister but insisted that formal consultations to designate a new premier take place on Thursday as scheduled.
“I announce that I will not be a candidate to form the coming government,” Hariri, prime minister in the outgoing government, said in a statement.
Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Jon Boyle
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