Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, center background, new Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, left background, and ministers of the new government observe a minute of silent for the victims of the Israeli war before their first meeting at the presidential palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon. AP
Salam was selected in mid-January to form a government after legislators elected Joseph Aoun as president.
After two days of debate on a ministerial declaration by Salam setting out his government's plans, 95 lawmakers voted in favour and 12 against, with four abstaining.
The new government is confronted by the daunting challenge of rebuilding an economy in the grips of a historic crisis and the devastation wrought by the Israeli war.
It must also help enforce a ceasefire in which Israeli forces are supposed to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon under the agreement which took effect on November 27.
Israel said it will remain indefinitely at five strategic locations within Lebanon close to the border.
In its ministerial declaration, the government said there was a need to implement a state monopoly on "the bearing of weapons" and "deciding on war and peace".
The statement also pledged to adopt a "foreign policy that works to make Lebanon neutral from axis conflicts".
Salam must also take on rampant corruption and the need for economic reform if Lebanon is to unlock international financial support.
The premier said on Wednesday that the government would put in place "a comprehensive plan for economic and financial recovery" and "will begin new negotiations with the International Monetary Fund".
Hezbollah group voted in favour of Salam's new government on Wednesday.
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