Parliamentary By-Elections Will be Staged in September

by Naharnet Newsdesk 15 July 2017, 10:13

Parliamentary by-elections to fill three vacant seats in Keserwan and Tripoli will be held on the last Sunday of September, al-Akhbar daily reported on Saturday.

Interior Ministry sources told the daily that by-elections in Keserwan (intended to fill the vacant Maronite seat of President Michel Aoun), and in Tripoli (to fill the Alawite seat left vacant by the death of MP Badr Wannous and another Greek Orthodox seat left vacant by the resignation of MP Robert Fadel) will be held on Sunday, September 24.

Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq had announced earlier that the ministry is ready to hold the said elections based on the majoritarian law.

Source: Naharnet

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