Parliamentary Session Postponed Once Again over Lack of Consensus
Speaker Nabih Berri postponed Monday's a parliamentary session for the third consecutive time over lack of quorum.
Several parliamentary blocks boycotted the parliamentary session over a dispute with Berri over the session's agenda, which included 45 articles.
The two-day session will be held on August 20.
Berri insists on keeping the 45 draft-laws on the session's agenda intact and had previously vowed to continue to call on MPs for a General Assembly meeting until the agenda is discussed.
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati argues that there is no balance between the powers of the legislative and executive branches amid a resigned government.
Miqati and the March 14 alliance say that the agenda's articles should be limited to one draft-law, which is extending Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji's mandate.
Qahwaji's term ends in September when he turns 60.
However, MP Michel Aoun's Change and Reform has a different reason to boycott the session. Aoun staunchly opposes the extension of Qahwaji's tenure.
Source: Agence France Presse
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