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Syrian opposition elects provisional premier

2013-03-19 26 Dailymotion

(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />The opposition Syrian National Coalition chose Western-educated former businessman Ghasssan Hitto as provisional prime minister in a vote on Tuesday (March 19) at a meeting in Istanbul.<br/> <br />"So according to the bylaws, the constitution of the coalition, the national coalition for Syrian opposition, Mr. Hitto is the new prime minister of the temporary government," announced Ahmad Marwan, a member of the Syrian opposition.<br/> <br />Hitto thanked the coalition, and said he would outline plans for the future.<br/> <br />"I want to thank you very much. Tomorrow there will be a speech and you will hear through the speech the program and an introduction of the highlights of the plan for the near future. So I'll see you tomorrow," Hitto said.<br/> <br />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 revol

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