Report: Hariri and Geagea Agree to Exert Efforts on a New Electoral Law
Former PM Saad Hariri and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea agreed to keep up efforts in a bid to find a new electoral law that guarantees national consensus, on the backdrop of Tuesday's approval of the controversial Orthodox Gathering proposal, the al-Joumhouria daily said Wednesday.
In a lengthy phone call overnight, the two men touched on the thorny draft-law that was approved by the joint parliamentary committees, amid a walkout by the lawmakers of al-Mustaqbal bloc, the National Struggle Front and some independent Christian March 14 MPs.
The proposal calls for dividing Lebanon into a single district and allows each sect to vote for its own lawmakers under a proportional representation system.
Intense consultations away from the media spotlight were held with Speaker Nabih Berri ahead of Tuesday's meeting to resolve the differences between the rival blocs.
But despite efforts of some to postpone the discussion on article 2 and the withdrawal of several MPs, the joint committees, including LF MP George Adwan, approved the Orthodox proposal.
Hariri and Geagea agreed to keep up efforts in a bid to find a new electoral law that guarantees national consensus and the best representation for all parties, according to the daily.
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