Beirut, Sep 16 (DPA) Saad Hariri Wednesday accepted re-nomination for the post of Lebanese prime minister after getting backing from 71 MPs of his majority party and two from the opposition Armenian Tashnag party.

His nomination for the second time since the June parliamentary elections was sure to restart the debate between opposition groups and the majority over the planned makeup of the cabinet.

'I have accepted the task of forming a new cabinet,' Hariri said after meeting President Michel Suleiman.

'I promise I will commit to the constitution, work to secure the participation of all parties in the cabinet and adopt dialogue as the sole means to solve political disputes,' Hariri said.

He added that his deliberation with the various parliamentary blocs will start after post-Ramzan feasting ends at the weekend.

'My decision to step down last week took the country out of political stalemate and gave way to a new round of political dialogue,' Hariri said.

He stepped down last Thursday after accusing the Hezbollah-led opposition of hampering his efforts to form a national unity government.

According to the lineup Hariri presented before he stepped down, 15 ministers would be from the majority, 10 from the opposition and five independents loyal to President Michel Suleiman, in order to give the president the tipping vote.