Suleiman Meets Jumblat in al-Mukhtara after PSP Chief Rejects Electoral Law
President Michel Suleiman on Friday visited Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat at the al-Mukhtara palace, days after the Druze leader rejected the draft electoral law adopted by the government.
The two-hour meeting tackled the general political situations and was followed by a dinner banquet, according to state-run National News Agency. It was attended by Jumblat’s son Taimour and ministers Ghazi Aridi, Alaeddine Terro and Wael Abu Faour.
The meeting comes after the adoption by cabinet on Tuesday of a draft electoral law for the 2013 parliamentary polls that is based on proportional representation and 13 electoral districts.
Jumblat, who rejected the draft law, visited Suleiman in Beiteddine one day before the cabinet session that witnessed the approval of the bill.
Suleiman’s visitors on Thursday said the president is insisting on a law based on the proportional representation system and that he hoped the electoral districts would be discussed in parliament.
The opposition March 14 camp has also rejected the proposed law, saying it was tailored to suit Hizbullah’s interests.
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