Western-backed billionaire Saad Hariri pledged Saturday to work for a national unity government that includes his Hezbollah rivals shortly after he was appointed by the president to become the country's next prime minister.
An alliance led by the 39-year-old, son of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, fended off a serious challenge from the Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies in parliamentary elections earlier this month.
Hariri's nomination _ and his conciliatory statements _ signal more willingness on the majority's part to placate Hezbollah and its allies, who had serious misgivings about the previous prime minister, Fuad Saniora.
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