Syrian opposition elects Hitto as provisional premier
Posted : Monday, 18 March 2013 07:43PM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The opposition Syrian National Coalition chose Western-educated former businessman Ghasssan Hitto as provisional prime minister in a vote on Tuesday at a meeting in Istanbul.
Hitto, who according to a Reuters witness received 35 votes of around 50 cast by coalition members, will be in charge of forming a government to fill a power vacuum in Syria arising from a two-year-long revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.
(Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Amman newsroom; Editing by Michael Roddy)
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