Lebanon Government Wins Parliament’s Confidence Vote.

Lebanon’s new government won a vote of confidence from parliament, after vowing to swiftly resume International Monetary Fund, IMF, bailout talks.

85 lawmakers gave Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s government their vote of confidence, while 15 voted against it.

One hundred out of a possible 117 parliamentarians attended Monday’s session, which lasted over eight hours.

Mikati, who took office earlier this month promising to kick-start talks with the IMF and unlock billions of dollars in aid, has managed to give Lebanon its first full-fledged government after 13 months of political paralysis.