Berri Says 'Very Important' Sunday Evening Meeting May Produce Electoral Law
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has revealed that “a very important meeting” will be held Sunday evening regarding the electoral law.
“A very important meeting will be held this evening and perhaps it could be a crossroads that leads us to a solution and an electoral law based on proportional representation, women's rights and the right of expats to vote, a law that shuns sectarianism and puts this country on the track of the future,” Berri said via telephone conference, addressing a Berlin rally for AMAL Movement's cadres in Europe.
“Our movement is the only one that is confronting the sectarian electoral law proposals for the sake of Lebanon and for the sake of real Islam and real Christianity,” Berri added.
Quoting sources close to Berri, LBCI television reported later on Sunday that "today is the chance to endorse Speaker Berri's electoral format," adding that "the important meeting is with Prime Minister (Saad) Hariri."
Al-Manar television meanwhile said that the meeting will gather Berri, Hariri and a representative of the Free Patriotic Movement.
Berri had recently proposed 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.
But media reports said the parliament speaker intends to withdraw this proposal on Sunday and that Lebanese Forces deputy leader MP George Adwan is trying to convince the political parties of an amended version of Berri's proposal.
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