Berri: Parliament Rescued Lebanon in Presidential Void Period

Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday announced that the parliament had “rescued Lebanon” during the presidential vacuum period that preceded the election of President Michel Aoun.

“Despite its extended term, this parliament rescued Lebanon during the presidential void period,” visitors of Berri quoted him as saying.

“Lebanon is heading for parliamentary elections on time and for the first time under a proportional representation system,” the speaker added.

Separately, Berri noted that “the most important assistance that Europe can offer to Lebanon to help it confront the refugee problem would be speeding up the political solution in Syria.”