Reports: Nasrallah Pressed Bassil on Extraordinary Session, Proportional Law

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Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah played a key role in persuading Free Patriotic Movement leader Jebran Bassil to accept an electoral law fully based on proportional representation and to seek President Michel Aoun's signature on a decree opening an extraordinary legislative session with the aim of appeasing Speaker Nabih Berri, media reports said.

“Hizbullah was decisive in telling Minister Jebran Bassil that it would not accept parliamentary vacuum even for a single minute and that it was necessary to issue a decree opening an extraordinary legislative session prior to the three-party meeting” in Baabda between Aoun, Berri and Prime Minister Saad Hariri, informed parliamentary sources told pan-Arab daily al-Hayat in remarks published Sunday.

“Berri was informed of the outcome of the Nasrallah-Bassil meeting and he attended the presidential iftar banquet accordingly after realizing that the opening of the session was not a problem anymore,” the sources added.

Other parliamentary sources meanwhile told Kuwaiti newspaper al-Seyassah that Berri was “very relieved” by Nasrallah's stance.

“Berri considered Nasrallah's remarks a heavy-caliber message to the FPM that it should not go very far in its new alliances, whether with the Lebanese Forces or al-Mustaqbal Movement, especially that the new presidential tenure cannot afford to lose Hizbullah's support amid the critical circumstances that Lebanon and the region are going through,” the sources added.

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Thumb ex-fpm 04 June 2017, 16:46

Reports: Nasrallah Pressed Bassil on Extraordinary Session, Proportional Law

..... in other words: Nassrallah instructed Bassil.

Missing peace 04 June 2017, 16:51

iranman said that they wouldn't meddle in those affairs and would accept whatever the MPs agreed upon! LOL another blatant lie by iranman.....

Thumb Puppet 04 June 2017, 16:51

I have had the greatest respect and admiration for Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and more so lately for playing a key role in persuading Free Patriotic Movement leader Jebran Bassil to accept an electoral law fully based on proportional representation and to seek President Michel Aoun's signature on a decree opening an extraordinary legislative session with the aim of appeasing Speaker Nabih Berri.

I also respect Mr. Jibran Bassil for making the FPM the 3rd Shia Force in Lebanon.

Thumb Zaghloul 04 June 2017, 17:26

whatever nassrallah wants .... nassrallah gets

Missing un520 04 June 2017, 19:52

Except for the end of the state of Israel, which he really doesnt want anyway...

Thumb thepatriot 05 June 2017, 06:31

Master & Servant!