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| Lebanese PM Mikati's cabinet resigns amid growing crisis | Lebanese PM Mikati's cabinet resigns amid growing crisis |
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| Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has announced the resignation of his entire government. | Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has announced the resignation of his entire government. |
| The move comes after the deeply divided cabinet failed to approve a commission to oversee elections planned for June. | |
| It was also unable to agree on the extension of the term of office of the internal security chief, who is otherwise obliged to retire next month. | It was also unable to agree on the extension of the term of office of the internal security chief, who is otherwise obliged to retire next month. |
| Lebanon has been gripped by a political crisis linked to the unrest in neighbouring Syria. | Lebanon has been gripped by a political crisis linked to the unrest in neighbouring Syria. |
| Mr Mikati said he hoped his departure would be "an impetus for leaders to shoulder their responsibilities". | |
| He also urged political parties to "come together to bring Lebanon out of the unknown". | |
| President Michel Suleiman has so far made no comment on whether he will accept Mr Mikati's resignation. | |
| Mr Mikati took the post in 2011 after the Shia Islamist movement Hezbollah and its allies brought down the unity government of Saad Hariri. |