By Camilla Hall and Daniel Williams May 21 (Bloomberg) - Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition won a veto over cabinet decisions as the country's factions agreed to form a unity government, following talks to end a crisis that sparked the worst fighting since the 1975-1990 civil war.
General Michel Suleiman, Lebanon's army chief, will be elected president, Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassem al- Thani said today at a televised news conference in Doha, Qatar's capital. The presidential election will take place May 25, the state-run Lebanese National News Agency said.
ill be divided among Sunnis, Christian and Druze members of Siniora's coalition. The opposition also includes

By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent - Analysis BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Qatari-mediated deal to defuse Lebanon's political crisis has averted civil war and will calm tensions until next year's parliamentary poll, but leaves the country's deep-seated divisions unhealed.
The pact signed by rival Lebanese leaders on Wednesday after six days of talks in Doha meets the Hezbollah-led opposition's persistent demand for veto power in the cabinet, resolves a dispute over the electoral law and will enable parliament to elect army chief Michel Suleiman as head of state on Sunday.
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Beirut - After being closed for six months, the doors of Lebanon's presidential palace were reopened Wednesday in preparation for the election of a new head of state. The Lebanese flag was once more fluttering over the residence in Baabda, gardeners were cutting the grass, and the fountain at the entrance was once again spewing jets of water.
Activities began just hours after the agreement between Lebanon's rival political leaders that envisages the formation of a national unity government and the election of a president within days.
ied into the palace to be hanged in the halls after his election to a six-year term is completed by parliament.