Lebanon's largest Christian bloc warns against sidelining president

[March 27, 2021]    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's largest Christian bloc, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), warned prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Saturday against sidelining President Michel Aoun and other parliamentary blocs in talks over cabinet formation.

 Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri meets with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon December 9, 2020. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS

Hariri and Aoun have been at loggerheads over the formation of a cabinet for months, dashing hopes of a reversal of Lebanon's deepening financial meltdown.

(Writing By Maha El Dahan; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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