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Government consultations are set to begin on Monday, but front-runner Samir Khatib and consensus candidate Saad al-Hariri have both rejected the top job.
Lebanese security forces have used tear gas to disperse people in central Beirut protesting against former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri’s backing of businessman Samir al-Khatib to replace him.
Lebanese protesters have clashed with the army on a highway in Beirut.
The move of solidarity in Lebanon came as Iraq’s death toll increased to more than 420.
An uptick in violence from the Iraqi security forces in recent days has claimed dozens of lives.
Khatib, a prominent contractor said he had been inspired to take on the role after speaking to several people, according to local MTV station.
In his first visit as vice president, Pence visited American troops at Ain al-Asad base in western Iraq's Anbar province, but was not expected to travel to the capital.
Mike Pence's unannounced landing at Ain al-Asad base came nearly a year after President Donald Trump made his own surprise trip to the sprawling complex.
A six-meter-high structure symbolising Lebanon's uprising was burnt down on Friday morning as the country woke up to its 76th independence day.
The comments came following a rare confirmation of operations in Syria against Iranian targets overnight.