Syria's main Western-backed opposition grouping has elected an interim prime minister as it seeks to boost its standing as a credible political alternative in the civil war-stricken country. The Syrian National Coalition voted in Istanbul Saturday to name longtime political activist Ahmad Tumeh its new prime minister. Tumeh will be tasked with organizing governance in areas of Syria controlled by rebel factions. The news comes after the U.S. and Russia reached agreement on a framework to secure and destroy the Syrian government's chemical weapons.