Qaouq Says Electoral Law Won't Drive Wedge between Hizbullah, Allies

Hizbullah central council official Sheikh Nabil Qaouq has warned that failure to agree on a new electoral law would spark “a dangerous political crisis” in Lebanon, while reassuring that the electoral law “will not be a reason for any rift between Hizbullah and its allies.”

“There is a final chance in the next few days to pull Lebanon out of a dangerous crisis, because failure to agree on a new electoral law would spark a dangerous political crisis, especially that the margin for maneuvering has tightened and there is no more time for political maneuvers,” Qaouq added.

He noted that “the only choice that rescues the country would be an agreement on a new electoral law that ensures correct and fair representation, because vacuum, extension and the 1960 law are a recipe for a new crisis.”

Qaouq also emphasized that Hizbullah “will not disagree with its allies over the new electoral law, and this law will not be a reason for any rift between Hizbullah, AMAL Movement and the Free Patriotic Movement, especially that the debate today is only about the size of electoral districts.”