Top Hizbullah Official Says Party 'Open to All Choices' on Electoral Law

Sheikh Ali Daamoush, the deputy head of Hizbullah's Executive Council, on Monday announced that his party is “open to all choices” regarding the electoral law.

“The political forces' margin of maneuvering is tightening,” Daamoush said, calling on political forces to “seize the remaining chance” before the expiry of the electoral deadlines.

“Hizbullah is a facilitating factor and it has spared no effort to bring all parties together over a law that suits everyone, and it is open to all choices that lead to a consensus that prevents a clash among the Lebanese,” the Hizbullah official added.

He also noted that the ongoing deliberations among the political forces “might lead to a result.”

Hizbullah has long called for an electoral law based on full proportional representation and a single or several large electorates.

But amid the reservations of several parties over full proportional representation, Hizbullah and the rest of the political forces are negotiating a so-called hybrid electoral law that mixes proportional representation with the winner-takes-all system.

Electoral laws based on full proportional representation and proposals for the creation of a Senate are also still on the table.