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Fares Shehabi Most Likely Candidate to Become Syria's New Prime Minister

© AP Photo / Hassan AmmarA Syrian national flag waves as vehicles move slowly on a bridge during rush hour, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016
A Syrian national flag waves as vehicles move slowly on a bridge during rush hour, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Fares Shehabi is the most likely to be positioned as a Syrian new prime minister, sources familiar with the matter told Sputnik on Thursday.

A Syrian election official waits for voters at a polling station with posters of President Bashar Assad during the parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria - Sputnik International
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DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — Fares Shehabi, a businessman from Aleppo, is the most likely candidate for the position of Syria’s new prime minister, sources familiar with the matter told Sputnik on Thursday.

Shehabi, a known critic of the country’s economic and social policies as well as Turkey’s policies regarding Syria, currently serves as the chairman of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Industry.

He has also topped opinion polls on the issue.

Wael Halqi is the current prime minister of the country. He has held the post since 2012.

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