FPM and Hizbullah Agree on Need for Extraordinary Legislative Session

The Free Patriotic Movement has confirmed that President Michel Aoun intends to issue a decree calling for an extraordinary parliamentary session should no agreement on an electoral law be reached before the end of May.

The FPM's confirmation comes hours after Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called for an extraordinary session aimed at giving parliament extra time to agree on a new law before the expiry of its term on June 20.

Aoun took the decision to authorize an extraordinary session “prior to Nasrallah's speech,” FPM sources told al-Akhbar newspaper in remarks published Friday.

MP Alain Aoun of the FPM has also said that his movement sees a need for an extraordinary session should no agreement be reached on the electoral law “in order to allow further discussions aimed at finding a solution.”