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Aoun Hints at Elections Under 1960 Law to Avoid Vacuum

President Michel Aoun hinted on Tuesday that he would call for staging the parliamentary elections under the 1960 law to avoid vacuum at the legislative authority.

“I don't want the 1960 law, but if we fail to reach a solution am I allowed to leave the Republic in vacuum?” Aoun asked addressing a Press Club delegation at the Presidential Palace.

The President remarked that leaving the 1960 law to rule the upcoming polls is not what he wishes “but I will not leave the country to vacuum if a new law electoral is not devised.”

About the possibility of extension of the parliament's term, Aoun said Lebanon would be overstepping the constitution if the term is extended, “Articles of the constitution must be respected,” he said.

“According to the constitution, the people will be invited for the elections within 90 days based on the law in force if the parliament's term ends without a new law at hand,” concluded Aoun.


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