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Contacts are expected to intensify in the next 48 hours to speed up government formation, which has been stalled for the past five months. President Michel Sleiman, Speaker Nabih Berri, and Premier-designate Saad Hariri are expected to hold a meeting at Baabda Place on Wednesday to deliberate over the cabinet, the Central News Agency (CNA) reported Tuesday.

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