Monday, March 18, 2013

Syria's Opposition Appoints A Provisional PM

Ghassan Hitto. YouTub/aksalsertv

Syrian Opposition Appoints Provisional PM -- Al Jazeera

Ghassan Hitto appointed by Syrian National Coalition to be prime minister of rebel-held areas of country.

Syria's opposition National Coalition has elected Ghassan Hitto, a communications executive who has been resident in the United States for decades, as prime minister for rebel-held areas of Syria.

Hitto won a vote held in Istanbul by the group, getting 35 out of a possible 48 votes, Coalition member Hisham Marwa told reporters early on Tuesday.

The vote came after about 14 hours of closed-door consultations among 63 coalition members, with some describing Hitto as a consensus candidate pleasing both the opposition's Islamist and liberal factions.

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More News On Syria's Opposition Appoints A Provisional PM

Syrian Opposition Elects Hitto As Provisional Premier -- Reuters
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Ghassan Hitto elected as Syrian opposition interim prime minister -- FOX News/AP
Syrian Opposition Elects a U.S. Citizen as Prime Minister -- New York Times
Syrian opposition elects Ghassan Hitto PM of interim govt -- Global Times/Xinhua
Syria's opposition SNC elects Hitto to head rival government -- Deutsche Welle
Syrian opposition elects interim prime minister -- RT
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