Lebanon’s incoming PM vows to quickly form government and halt economic crash

Lebanon’s president Michel Aoun has asked former premier Saad Hariri to form the country’s next government (Hussein Malla/AP)

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Saad Hariri has pledged to quickly form a new government that will halt the country’s economic collapse.

He described it as a “last opportunity” to save the country hit by multiple political and financial crises.