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Designated Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrived at the Parliament this morning at 10 AM. However, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who was scheduled to meet with him, boycotted the non-binding consultations.

Meanwhile, the Shiite duo Amal and Hezbollah had been considering boycotting the parliamentary consultations since Tuesday evening, a decision confirmed this morning by Hezbollah MP Kassem Hachem on LBCI. For more details on the start of these consultations aimed at forming a new government, stay tuned with our special correspondent Chelsea al-Arif.