Deputy Speaker Farid Makari said that March 14 forces was expecting Salam to garner the votes of 70 lawmakers, but the fact that 124 MPs had nominated him for premiership portends optimism.

However, this can also entail hurdles as some parties, having facilitated the designation process, would seek to complicate that leading to the formation of the cabinet, Makari told Annahar.

Makari pointed out that March 14 camp has agreed with Salam on forming an apolitical government that does not include candidates running for elections.