PSP Suggests Hybrid Electoral Format, Reiterates Rejection for Extension and Vacuum
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The Progressive Socialist Party proposed on Saturday a new electoral law format that equally mixes between the majoritarian and proportional voting systems.
PSP MP Ghazi Aridi said in a press conference declaring the proposal: “The PSP is only keen on reaching a new law to help the elections be held on time,” assuring that solidarity and consensus are needed to save the country from a political crisis
The PSP's hybrid format mixes between the majoritarian and proportional voting systems. It divides the parliament seats equally where 64 MPs would be elected according to a majoritarian system in the current 26 districts, while the other 64 according to a proportional system in 11 districts.
“Many formats and ideas were suggested, it is normal not to reach consensus on all of them. But because consensus did not happen and we are under the pressure of the deadlines, we wanted to make an initiative and take advantage of every moment until May 15 and after an open consultation with all political forces,” he added.
The MP reiterated that vacuum at the legislative authority is “totally rejected and so is an extension of the parliament's term.”
22 April 2017, 13:59
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All these hybrid laws are unconstitutional and will be challenged. You cannot have different standards for different candidates and constituents under the same election law.
22 April 2017, 14:26
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tfeh on those politicians more interested in useless electoral laws to protect their interests rather than addressing the real problems of lebanon....
one symptomatic trait of the inefficiency of lebanese leaders is that the lebanese passport is as powerful as the ethiopian or sri lankan ones.... only 37 countries a lebanese can visit without a visa.... even north korean passport is better than ours!
22 April 2017, 18:49
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Speaking of thieves, FPM's ancestry has been revealed to the public!
http://nypost.com/2017/04/21/race-of-tiny-hobbits-were-a-separate-species-study/?sr_share=twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter
