Syria’s main opposition National Council on Monday elected Ghassan Hitto, a communications executive who has lived in the United States for decades, as premier for large swathes of rebel-held territory mired in chaos and poverty.
“Ghassan Hitto has won with 35 out of 48 votes,” Coalition member Hisham Marwa told reporters in Istanbul, Turkey.
The vote came after some 14 hours of closed-door consultations among 70-odd Coalition members, with members describing Hitto as a consensus candidate pleasing both the opposition’s Islamists and its liberal factions.
Ghassan Hitto wins Syria vote for rebel premier
