Consultation is taking place among Lebanese ruling majority to decide whether to nominate Prime Minister Fouad Seniora or majority leader Saad Hariri as the next prime minister after Sunday's presidential election, local An-Nahar daily reported Sunday.
The Lebanese constitution requires the new president to choose a prime minister nominated by the majority in parliament.
Current Prime Minister Seniora was quoted as saying that he will step down "with a clear conscience" and is ready to turn the page, Naharnet website reported Sunday.
"I have been subjected to a lot of unfair treatment and accusations," Seniora said, "but they are still my countrymen," pointing to the opposition who accused him of carrying out U.S. and Western policy in Lebanon.
The Lebanese parliament will take a major step Sunday by electing army commander Michel Suleiman president, ending a 18-month crisis which turned violent two weeks ago.
The election comes following a deal reached in Doha between the ruling majority and the opposition.
Doha agreement calls for Suleiman's election as consensus candidate, the formation of a national unity government in which the opposition would have veto power and a new election law.
Source:Xinhua
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