Berri Expected to Withdraw His Electoral Proposal as Monday Session Postponed
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is expected to announced Sunday the “end of validity” of his latest electoral law proposal, sources close to Berri said.
In remarks to al-Hayat newspaper published Sunday, the sources also ruled out that Berri would issue an official postponement of the legislative session he had recently called for seeing as “he did not address official invitations to the MPs 48 hours prior to the session as required by law, after an agreement was reached on extending the discussions on the electoral law.”
“An official declaration would also require him to set a new date and this hinges on the outcome of the ongoing deliberations that are led by Lebanese Forces deputy head MP George Adwan,” the sources added.
Berri's electoral law calls for the election of a parliament under a proportional representation system in six electoral districts and the creation of a Senate that addresses the concerns of the country's sectarian components.
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